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The Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot has inched just short of $1 billion, providing an estimated $977 million high prize in Friday night time’s drawing.
Friday’s jackpot can be the lottery’s sixth largest. Mega Hundreds of thousands’ 5 largest jackpots all exceeded $1 billion, the lottery mentioned.
The drawing will happen at 11 p.m. ET Friday. The jackpot has a lump-sum possibility of an estimated $413.5 million.
The jackpot has been rising since December 8, when two tickets in California claimed a $394 million prize.
Although 29 consecutive drawings have handed with no grand prize winner, lower-tier prizes have been gained in that span, together with 37 prizes of $1 million or extra, in line with Mega Hundreds of thousands.
The general odds of successful any Mega Hundreds of thousands prize are 1 in 24, however the odds of successful the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, according to Mega Millions.