The record prize for Mega Millions was $656 million for the Madrawing, in which there were also three winning tickets. history was a $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot won in January 2016 by players in three states. It's played in 44 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Mega Millions is one of two national lottery games. Īccording to the NCAA, the chances of picking a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion so there's no excuse not go out and play. The chances of a bear attack are 1 in 2.1 million, according to the National Park System. Getty Images NPR writes that chances of dying after being stuck in an elevator are around 1 in 10 million, still better than winning the lottery. The odds you can become the next president of the United States are 1 in 10 million, according to NBC News. According to National Geographic, toilets injured 43,000 Americans in 1996. Imagine peacefully reading your favorite magazine on the toilet and then getting hurt. The number of vending machine-related deaths has increased in recent years, but the odds remain slim: 1 in 112 million, according to The Book of Odds by Amram Shapiro. The chances of finding a pearl in an oyster are 1 in 12,000, according to which sells pearls to consumers online. This is still greater than the chances of winning Mega Millions or Powerball. The National Safety Council says the odds that you die as a passenger on an airplane are only 1 in 205,552. (The odds appear to be better if you're Kobe Bryant. News and World Report stated the odds are only 1 in 1.6 million. The odds that you can also become a movie star and one day win an Academy Award are a little better. The odds of becoming the next LeBron James or Kobe Bryant are 11 out of 1,000 u2014u00a0 if you've been playing men's basketball in the NCAA, according to the Getty Images If you want to become the next Saint Valentine, the odds are pretty slim: just 1 in 20 million, according to "Life: The Odds" author Gregory Baer. Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Mega Millions $418 million jackpot would be the fourth largest and the $460 million Powerball jackpot would be the seventh largest in the game's history. The Powerball jackpot and Mega Millions jackpots are both over $400 million at the same time for the first time. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 03: A customer purchases lottery tickets at a convenience store on Januin San Francisco, California. history and the fourth largest Mega Millions jackpot.The Mega Millions drawing took place Friday night, offering players a $433 million jackpot - the 6th largest in the lottery game's history. RELATED: What to consider if you win the lotteryįriday's top prize of an estimated $940 million could be the sixth largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. There have now been 23 straight drawings without a big winner. Three of those had the Megaplier option, meaning they are worth $4 million each. The lottery said no winning ticket was sold that matched all six numbers.īut there were six tickets sold that matched 5/6 numbers and could be worth $1 million or more, depending on the state. Since no one won the jackpot, it has grown to an estimated $940 million for Friday, with a cash option of $483.5 million. The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing were: 25-29-33-41-44 and Mega Ball: 18. Tuesday was the first Mega Millions drawing of the new year, with a jackpot of $785 million. The Mega Millions jackpot is now nearly one billion dollars after there was no winner for the top prize in Tuesday night's drawing.
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