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The Mega Millions jackpot hit an estimated $1.35 billion for Friday night’s drawing, and lottery players are checking their tickets.
After no jackpot winner for 25 consecutive drawings, the game’s top prize has climbed higher and higher in recent months. If someone wins on Friday, it would be the second-biggest prize that Mega Millions has ever seen and fourth-largest in U.S. lottery history.
The estimated $1.35 billion jackpot would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Most jackpot winners take a cash option, a one-time, lump-sum which for Friday’s drawing is an estimated at$724.6 million.
Friday’s drawing falls on a Friday the 13th, which might catch the attention of some superstitious players. Despite the arguably «unlucky» day, six Mega Millions jackpots have been won on a Friday the 13th over the years, according to the lottery game.
Still, regardless of the day of the drawing, it’s important to know the chances of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are incredibly slim. The odds stand at about 1 in 302.6 million.
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