North Carolina lottery Mega Millions $940M jackpot up for grabs
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The fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions game history will be drawn Friday night.Currently, the jackpot is at $940 million, making it the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. A North Carolina winner would have the choice of taking the total as an annuity or $483.5 million in cash. “Winning a jackpot of that size would be an amazing way to start 2023,” Mark Michalko, executive director of the North Carolina Education Lottery, said. “Just remember there are nine ways to win, so check your tickets carefully after Friday’s drawing. Good luck to all North Carolinians who are going for the jackpot.”Even though the jackpot remains up for grabs, North Carolinians are taking home lots of other prizes as Tuesday’s drawing produced more than 84,000 winning tickets. One $2 ticket matched four white balls and the yellow Mega Ball to win $10,000. The winner purchased the ticket using Online Play in Advance in Davie County.The Mega Millions jackpot has been on a roll with 23 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The last jackpot came in the Oct. 14 drawing when two tickets in Florida and California split a $502 million jackpot.The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the lottery’s app, the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.Ticket sales from draw games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $2.5 million a day on average for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.
RALEIGH, N.C. —The fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions game history will be drawn Friday night.
Currently, the jackpot is at $940 million, making it the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.
A North Carolina winner would have the choice of taking the total as an annuity or $483.5 million in cash.
“Winning a jackpot of that size would be an amazing way to start 2023,” Mark Michalko, executive director of the North Carolina Education Lottery, said. “Just remember there are nine ways to win, so check your tickets carefully after Friday’s drawing. Good luck to all North Carolinians who are going for the jackpot.”
Even though the jackpot remains up for grabs, North Carolinians are taking home lots of other prizes as Tuesday’s drawing produced more than 84,000 winning tickets. One $2 ticket matched four white balls and the yellow Mega Ball to win $10,000. The winner purchased the ticket using Online Play in Advance in Davie County.
The Mega Millions jackpot has been on a roll with 23 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The last jackpot came in the Oct. 14 drawing when two tickets in Florida and California split a $502 million jackpot.
The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the lottery’s app, the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
Ticket sales from draw games make it possible for the lottery to raise more than $2.5 million a day on average for education. For details on how lottery funds have made a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.
