Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $500 Million, Powerball at $306 Million
As lottery enthusiasts await the next drawings, the Mega Millions jackpot approaches a half-billion dollars, while the Powerball offers a substantial $306 million prize.
- The Powerball jackpot for Saturday's drawing reached an estimated $306 million, with no winners announced yet.
- Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $493 million for Tuesday's drawing after no winning tickets were drawn on Friday.
- The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million, while the odds for Mega Millions are 1 in 302.6 million.
- A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Georgia and is worth $4 million due to the Megaplier option.
- The largest jackpot in U.S. history was a Powerball prize of $2.04 billion won in November 2022.
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