October is starting to look a lot like Christmas for the players.

The Mega Millions jackpot has risen another $ 106 million and now stands at $ 654 million, after no one tied the six issues of the Friday night draw.

Friday's Mega Millions draw amounted to $ 548 million, the third largest in game history and the ninth largest jackpots played in the United States.

The jackpot of Tuesday, October 16th is the second highest of its kind. The cash option will be $ 372 million.

The Powerball draw, scheduled for Saturday at 22:59, has a jackpot of $ 314 million.

Earn both and, well, you would make history … and earn $ 968 million. Not bad for a couple of $ 2 tickets.

Mega Millions seems to be the big draw lately. The Friday night draw was the 23rd consecutive game for which no one matched the six numbers.

Two very lucky people won big consolation prizes: $ 1 million for matching the first five digits and $ 3 million for doing the same thing with a 3x multiplier.

October 11th: Hurricane Michael takes Florida out of $ 282 million in Powerball

The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 302,575,350 to 1.

The biggest Mega Millions jackpots of all time: $ 656 million in 2012 and $ 648 million a year later.

To play: Select five balls 1-70 and a Mega Ball 1-25. Or ask for a quick choice.

The Powerball jackpot climbed after no one tied the six numbers on Wednesday night, but three lucky winners tied the first five numbers for a million dollars.

This $ 314 million is the 24th highest total in the history of the game and the 41st largest combined jackpot of all time.

Saturday's jackpot has a cash option of $ 179.4 million

Nobody has touched the Powerball jackpot since August 11th.

Odds of winning the Powerball Jackpot are 292 201 388 at 1.

To play: Select five balls 1-69 and a Powerball 1-26. Or ask for a quick choice.

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