The following Mega Thousands and thousands drawing — which has a jackpot of an estimated $1.15 billion — is on December 27.
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These hoping for an early reward on Christmas Eve could have been disillusioned when no successful ticket was drawn for the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot. However the prize has now grown to an estimated $1.15 billion — which could possibly be the fifth-largest jackpot within the sport’s historical past, in response to Mega Thousands and thousands.
“We all know that many individuals will doubtless obtain tickets to Friday’s drawing as vacation presents, and what a present that might transform should you ended up with a ticket value a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Thousands and thousands Consortium, mentioned in an online statement.
The tickets promote for $2 every, and the corporate says half of the proceeds from the sale of every ticket keep within the state the place the ticket was offered.
The corporate additionally mentioned the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot has been received solely 3 times to date in 2024.
The best ever received in a Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot was $1.6 billion in 2023. The successful ticket was offered in Florida.
The percentages of successful the jackpot are one in 302,575,35, in response to Mega Thousands and thousands. The odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime are one in 15,300 in response to the Nationwide Climate Service.
