You have two chances to take home a jackpot of more than $300 million in this weekend’s Powerball and Mega Millions drawings.
Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot stands at a $310 million annuity that is worth $238 million in cash. Saturday’s Powerball jackpot offers a $304 million annuity that is worth $236 million in cash.
Jackpots in both games have been growing since September.
At some point, someone is going to win one of these life-changing jackpots and it might as well be someone here in North Carolina.
Both games offer other ways to win besides the jackpot. For $2 tickets, Mega Millions prizes range from $2 to $1 million and Powerball prizes range from $4 to $1 million.
Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, for example, produced more than $1.1 million in prizes for 23,721 tickets in North Carolina. One ticket, purchased at the Carolina Fast Mart on N.C. 49 North in Concord, was one of three nationally that won a $1 million prize.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
Players can try their luck and buy $2 Powerball or Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website.
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