- Each ticket cost $2 and if there is no winner declared, the next drawing will be announced on Tuesday
- Usual times for last ticket sales occur one to two hours before the numbers are announced but vary by state
- Players who purchase a ticket have 1 in 258.9 million for Mega Millions and 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball
- The average American citizen spends about $200 a year on the lottery, with varying averages depending on the state
The winning numbers for Friday’s $234 million ‘Mega Millions’ lottery game were 24-28-42-60-64, with a Mega Ball: 8 and Megaplier: 4.
Each ticket cost $2 and if there is no winner declared, the next drawing will be announced on Tuesday.
Sales time cut-offs vary by state. Usual times for last ticket sales, however, occur one to two hours before the numbers are announced, according to CBS News.
Each ticket cost $2 and if there is no winner declared, the next drawing will be announced on Tuesday
The lucrative Powerball drawing is scheduled for Saturday and has an estimated jackpot of $321 million.
The odds of winning either game, it should be noted, are astronomical: players who purchase a ticket have 1 in 258.9 million for Mega Millions and 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball.
According to experts at Allstate, the third largest personal lines insurer in the United States, the odds of winning both jackpots are one in 75 quadrillion. A quadrillion has a number followed by 15 zeros.
The average American citizen spends about $200 a year on the lottery, with varying averages depending on the state.
For example, residents in Massachusetts spend an average $735 annually on lottery tickets while Rhode Islanders throw down $514 a year.
Residents of the ‘Big Apple’ spend about $400 annually on the New York lottery, or about $33 per month.
Players who purchase a ticket have 1 in 258.9 million for Mega Millions and 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball