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Friday’s Mega Millions drawing is worth $965 million after no ticket hit the jackpot Tuesday.
The Mega Millions jackpot is soaring again — and it’s getting close to a billion dollars.
After no one hit all six numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing, the prize for Friday’s draw has jumped to an estimated $965 million.
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It’s the eighth time in the game’s history that the jackpot has neared the billion-dollar mark, according to a news release. The last time Mega Millions reached that level was in December 2024, when a California ticket claimed $1.269 billion. Friday’s prize ranks among the largest in U.S. lottery history.
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The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $965 million with a cash option of $445.3 million.
Drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 10 p.m. CT. The next drawing is Friday, Nov. 14.
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To buy a ticket, you'll have to visit your local convenience store, gas station or grocery store.
To play, you will need to pick six numbers. Five numbers will be white balls ranging from 1 to 70. The gold Mega Ball is one number between 1 and 25.
If you ask for a "Quick Pick" or an "Easy Pick," the computer will randomly generate the numbers for you.
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Players can add the "Megaplier" for $1, which can increase non-grand-prize winnings by two, three, four or five times. The Megaplier is drawn before the Mega Millions numbers on Tuesday and Friday.
There are 15 Megapiler balls in all:
2X, five balls
3X, six balls
4X, three balls
5X, one ball
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Marley Malenfant is a 10-year multimedia journalist who’s worked in print, digital, and broadcast. His prior work includes working in West Texas as a TV reporter for KTXS. During his time there, he covered education, sports, features, and breaking News. He’s skilled in front of the camera as well as behind it. He was a freelance writer, published in D Magazine, Dallas Morning News, SB Nation, Dallas Observer, and was a personality for “The Coach Brothers” sports radio show. Outside of journalism, he was an educator in the Dallas area. He was a 2012 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference grant recipient. In 2021, he was part of the NABJ student multimedia project. He graduated with a paralegal degree from El Centro in 2023. Currently, he’s a trending news reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, covering breaking News, sports, music, and legal trends.
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