The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots both reached big milestones this week, giving lottery players in North Carolina a chance to play for a combined $700 million in prizes.
Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing will offer the first big jackpot opportunity with a $300 million annuity or $156 million cash. Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing tops that with a jackpot worth $400 million as an annuity or $207.1 million in cash.
As players continue to go for the jackpot, lots of other great prizes have been won recently. On Monday, a Charlotte woman claimed a $250,000 prize that she won playing Powerball in the June 7 drawing. She said she would now plan to take a bigger honeymoon with her winnings.
Monday night’s Powerball drawing delivered more than 13,000 winning tickets to players in North Carolina.
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million. The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 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.
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