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What are the odds you win the lottery? You’re more likely to be struck by lightning.
Check your tickets!
The Mega Millions estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing was a whopping $800 million.
The winning numbers were 11, 14, 17, 50, and 57 and the gold Mega Ball was 6.
The cash prize option for the potential winner is $371.7 million.
FILE – A lottery ticket vending machine offers Mega Millions tickets for sale on Jan. 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Last Friday’s numbers were 2, 24, 52, 66, and 68 plus the gold Mega Ball 9, according to the Mega Millions website.
Other jackpots awarded this year were in Ohio ($112 million on April 18), Illinois ($349 million on March 25), and Arizona ($112 million on January 17).
Tuesday’s $800 million jackpot will be the eighth largest in the game’s history.
The backstory:
Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $5 each and include a randomly assigned multiplier. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 23; the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290.5 million.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from the Mega Millions website and previous reporting by FOX Local. This story was reported from San Jose.
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