For the second time this year, Powerball and Mega Millions are in a race to see which game can offer the biggest jackpot with almost half a billion dollars up for grabs in weekend drawings.
The race gives those who enjoy playing for jackpots two chances to win big. Together, the two jackpots add up to $481 million.
The first chance comes Friday night when the Mega Millions drawing offers a jackpot weighing in as a $256 million annuity that is worth $137.4 million in cash. The second will occur Saturday night when the Powerball drawing features a jackpot standing as a $225 million annuity or $122.7 million in cash.
This summer we watched an exciting race that ended with a $1.3 billion Mega Millions jackpot in July. Both games are back with life-changing prizes this weekend.
On the night the $1.3 billion jackpot was won by a single ticket in Illinois, two North Carolinians won $1 million prizes here. One of those $1 million prizes remains unclaimed.
Check your tickets closely after each drawing to see if you won a prize.
Both games offer nine ways to win including the jackpot. For example, in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing someone from Cumberland County won a $150,000 prize with a $3 Power Play ticket using Online Play.
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 buy Powerball or Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com.
Good luck to all our North Carolina players.
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