The sum of the Mega Millions jackpot for this Friday amounted to $1,292 million, which makes it the second highest number in the history of that lottery game.
A Lottery statement indicates that the prize to be drawn this Friday at 11 pm ET.
The cash value of the prize if someone wins the pot tonight is $648.2 millions.
On 23 October 2018, Mega Millions recorded the highest amount of money won in this game of chance or $1,303 million. The ticket was sold in South Carolina.
Mega Millions figure starts at $20 million after of obtaining the “jackpot”. The amount of money is increasing as more people continue to buy tickets. The odds of winning the jackpot for this lottery game are 1 in 303 million.
Compared to Powerball, highest jackpot won is just over $1,537 million.
The biggest jackpot in history was 13 in January 2016 when Powerball reached $1,586 million.
The prize was shared by players in California, Florida and Tennessee. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are approximately 1 in 292 million.
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