TALLAHASSEE – Friday evening Mega Millions will supply its greatest stop of the yr jackpot at any time, a whopping $640 million.
This is the sixth time the prize has ever climbed past the $600 million mark.
If there is a winner, they can opt for to take it in 30 annual installments or in a just one time, lump sum payment of $328.3 million.
The jackpot has been rolling since it was very last received on Oct. 14, when tickets marketed in California and Florida shared a $502 million prize.
Given that Mega Millions began in May possibly 2002, there have been 11 successful jackpots of $500 million or much more, together with 3 that exceeded $1 billion.
But know, the odds of profitable the top prize are not in your favor – only about 1 in 303 million. Gamers have improved odds of a lesser payoff, these as profitable $1 million for matching 5 typical figures but missing the Mega Ball.
If you strategy to participate in in hopes of profitable the Friday drawing, tickets are $2 every single and ought to be obtained by 10 p.m.
Craig Krisner, a economical adviser from Kirsner Prosperity Administration, has this steering if another person does assert the huge jackpot.
“My advice is to just take the lump sum money, spend the taxes, and walk away with what you can get and invest it,” he said. “That’s money you have in your palms.”
You can observe the Mega Thousands and thousands drawing on CBS4 News at 11, your official lottery station, or by clicking here.
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