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Powerball jackpot hit $1 billion. It's the second billion dollar prize offered this year. Here are your odds of winning.
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Powerball prize tops $1 billion. Odds, tickets, drawing
Michigan's Mega Millions lottery drawing Friday, Dec. 12, will be worth at least $70 million, but many lottery players are likely to overlook that "small" prize as the Powerball jackpot tops $1 billion on Saturday night.
You can check the Massachusetts Lottery website, or the Powerball website for the drawing results. Powerball tickets are $2 each and can be purchased until 9:50 p.m. on the day of a drawing. The Powerball website states that, "the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million."
The Mega Millions jackpot is $70 million for the Friday, Dec. 12 drawing, while Saturday’s Classic Lotto jackpot is $1.2 million. Thursday’s winning Ohio Lottery numbers are: