MEGA MILLIONS WINNING NUMBERS ANNOUNCED FOR $433 MILLION JACKPOT
The winning numbers drawn for yesterday’s Mega Millions jackpot are 1, 14, 30, 44 and 62 and the Mega Ball number is 1. The jackpot is $433 million, with a one-time cash option of $260 million.
Mega Millions said early today there were no winners, pushing Tuesday’s jackpot to an estimated $493 million, with a one-time cash option of $296 million.
Tickets cost $2. Sales time cutoffs vary by state but are usually one to two hours before the drawing.
There will be a Powerball drawing tonight. The jackpot is up to $150 million.
But don’t get your hopes up yet: Even with more options for giant payouts, the odds of winning a jackpot remain abysmal at 1 in 258.9 million for Mega Millions and 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball.
The odds of winning both jackpots are one in 75 quadrillion – that’s 15 zeros – according to data scientists at Allstate.
The average American spends about $200 a year on lottery tickets, though residents of some states spend far more.
The odds of winning “scratchers” – those instant-win scratch-off tickets you can buy for prices ranging from $1 to $50 – are better, but it’s still no way to get rich.