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Mega Millions, Powerball offer jackpots over $400 million this week

January 5, 2021 Posted by NC Lottery at 10:32 AM
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North Carolinians have two chances to take home a jackpot of more than $400 million in this week’s Powerball and Mega Millions drawings.

The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing since the Sept. 15 drawing when a $120 million jackpot was won with a ticket sold in Wisconsin.

The estimated annuity jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing has been increased to $447 million, making it the 9th-largest in the game’s history. The estimated cash value is $339.6 million.

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.

North Carolinians also have a chance at a big jackpot win in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. The Powerball jackpot stands at an estimated $410 million as an annuity prize or $316.4 million cash.

This is the highest the Powerball jackpot has been since March 2019 when a $768.4 million jackpot was won in Wisconsin. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.

“Seeing two drawings with two life-changing jackpots of this size at the same time is exciting,” said Mark Michalko, executive director of the N.C. Education Lottery. “This is only the third time in the history of these two games that they have simultaneously offered jackpots larger than $400 million.”

At $857 million, this is the highest combined jackpot total for Mega Millions and Powerball since October 2018. 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.

Players can buy $2 Powerball or Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location, through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or by using the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.


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1/07/2021 04:35 - greg s.

you can not get in the stock market with 4 dollars or is that 4 dollars going to help with retirement! I will get a mega ticket and a powerball ticket! Good luck to everybody and hope a few people in nc win big.

1/07/2021 07:48 - Eugene H.

With odds of winning the jackpot at 1:292 million and 1:302 million, you're better of saving your money for retirement. The odds in the stock market are much better. NCEL is misleading people and giving them false hope.

1/05/2021 06:31 - Douglas H.

Never play these but grabbed a QP of each today :-)

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