How much are the next million dollars and when is the drawing?

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Mega Millions is moving towards the "mega" territory. Nobody won the draw on Friday night, the third largest in Mega Millions history. We are now preparing to beat more records.

Because no one has won the Mega Millions jackpot on Friday night, the next jackpot is estimated at $ 654 million, with a cash option of $ 372 million. The draw will take place on Tuesday evening, October 16th, at 11pm. Is.

Of course, this jackpot is an estimate and could be even more important if more players play than expected. Tuesday's jackpot will be the second biggest jackpot in Mega Millions history, just shy of the $ 656 million jackpot won on March 30, 2012.

In 2012, three winning tickets were sold. The jackpot has been divided into three categories: Kansas, Illinois and Maryland. The biggest winner of a ticket in the history of Mega Millions was on July 24, 2018, when a person from California won the $ 543 million draw.

This Mega Millions draw will also be the fourth largest in all lottery history. In addition to the mega-million of 2012, the other major jackpots are the Powerball of $ 758.7 million on August 23, 2017 and the Powerball of $ 1.6 billion on January 13, 2016.

If you think the Mega Millions jackpots are bigger, you can not imagine anything. Jackpots are more likely to grow because of changes made in October 2017.

The Mega Millions draw takes place on Tuesday and Friday at 11pm. East, but states can stop selling tickets 15 minutes to an hour before the draw.

Your chance to win the Mega Millions is slim. The odds of winning Mega Millions are 1 in 302.6 million, which is actually lower than the odds of winning Powerball, which is 1 in 292.2 million. But it only costs $ 2 to play, so getting a ticket "just in case" would not be such an investment. Here's what you can win if you play:

• • To win the jackpot, you must match the five white balls. and the mega yellow ball.
  • If you only match the five white numbers, you will earn $ 1 million (and more if you use a mega-clamp option).
  • If you match the white and yellow, you will earn $ 10,000.
  • If you only match 4 whites, you will earn $ 500.
  • If you only match 3 whites or 2 whites and 1 yellow, you will earn $ 10.
  • If you match a yellow ball with a white ball in tonight's draw, you will win $ 4. That's enough to buy two more $ 2 tickets each in the next jackpot. But if you only match two white balls and do not match the yellow ball, you will not win anything.
  • If you match a yellow ball (which is the last number drawn), you will win $ 2. But if you only match one white number, you will not win anything tonight.
  • Matching one or two white balls will not pay you anything.

You can purchase a ticket from any retailer offering lottery tickets, usually a gas station / convenience store or a grocery store. It costs $ 2 to play.

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