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Cumulative Mega Millions, Powerball, and Megabucks Doubler lottery totals exceeded $ 1 billion, with the Mega Millions jackpot not exceeding the record $ 2 million mark, officials said.
The Mega Millions draw for Tuesday's draw is estimated at $ 654 million. Wednesday's draw for the Powerball draw is $ 345 million and the Massachusetts Lottery State's Megabucks Doubler draw for Wednesday's $ 3.4-million draw, officials said.
"With the Mega Millions jackpot at an almost record level and the Powerball jackpot, it's an exciting time for our customers and retail partners and we're encouraging people to continue playing the lottery responsibly," he said. said Michael Sweeney, executive director of the Massachusetts State Lottery, said in a statement.
The combined jackpots have exceeded $ 1 billion three times before, the highest total ever reached $ 1.523 billion on January 12, 2016, according to Lisa McDonald, researcher at the Massachusetts State Lottery. The $ 1,002 billion lottery combined with this week's lottery is $ 521 million lower than the record high.
The biggest jackpot in the US lottery was Powerball's $ 1.586 billion jackpot on January 13, 2016, divided between winning tickets sold in California, Florida and Tennessee, officials said.
The $ 654 million prize is Mega Millions' biggest jackpot since March 30, 2012, when a $ 656 million jackpot was split between winning tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. The Tuesday night Mega Millions draw will be the 24th draw since the last time the jackpot was hit, when a group of 11 colleagues in California split the $ 543 million prize on July 24th, announced officials.
The Powerball draw on Wednesday night will be the 19th anniversary of the last August 11 jackpot sale, when a ticket sold in New York yielded $ 245.6 million to the buyer. This week's jackpot is the most important of the Powerball since March 17, when it reached $ 456.7 million before the sale of the winning ticket in Pennsylvania, officials said.
Tickets for the Mega Millions draw cost $ 2 each and can be played in 44 states, Washington DC and the US Virgin Islands. The deadline to purchase a qualifying ticket is 22:45. Tuesday. The draws take place every Tuesday and Friday at 11 pm, officials said.
Powerball tickets are also sold for $ 2 and can be played in the same locations, as well as in Puerto Rico, officials said. Qualification tickets can be purchased until 9:50 pm. Wednesday and drawings are every Wednesday and Saturday at 22:59.
Megabuck Doubler tickets, which can only be purchased in Massachusetts, cost $ 1 each. The deadline to buy them is 10:45. Wednesday. the officials said.
The results of the drawings will be published on masslottery.com, as well as on the Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages of the lottery.
You can contact Andres Picon at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at @andpicon.
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