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A woman holds Mega Millions at a machine in Washington, DC on October 18, 2018. Mega Millions, a 44-state lottery, has a record jackpot of nearly one billion.(Photo: Michael Reynolds, EPA)
All you need is six lucky numbers to change your life forever.
The jackpot in the Mega Millions soared Friday to a record-setting $ 1 billion, the largest Mega Millions prize ever, for drawing tonight at 11 p.m. EDT.
It will be the second-largest jackpot for any game played in the United States, behind the Jan. 13, 2016, Powerball of $ 1,586,400, split three ways in California, Tennessee and Melbourne Beach, Florida.
The Mega Millions drawing will be 11 pm ET on Friday in Atlanta, Georgia at the WSB-TV studios. If you're not on the East Coast, that's 10 p.m. CT, 9 p.m. MT and 8 p.m. PT.
You have a few options if you want to watch for your numbers. The drawing will be broadcast live to different news affiliates, so check your local listings to see what channel to flip to Friday night. You can also check the Mega Millions website or download the app.
You can buy a Mega Million ticket until 10:45 pm on the night of the 44 states that allow the Mega Millions game. In Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, 9:50 pm ET, according to Fox News.
If you live in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina or North Dakota, you can buy a Mega Millions ticket online if you've registered with the lotteries of those states, according to the Mega Millions website. If you live in New Hampshire, New York, or Virginia, you can buy a subscription for Mega Millions online.
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Otherwise, head to your local convenience store or pick up your lucky numbers in person.
Contributing: Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY; Hillard Grossman, Florida Today
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