The Mega Millions jackpot keeps climbing the all-time ranks as it now stands at $740 million for Friday night’s drawing.
The jackpot, if won, would represent the seventh largest in Mega Millions history.
A winner in tonight’s drawing would have the choice of taking home the $740 million jackpot as an annuity or $366.3 million in cash.
In Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, a $2 ticket in North Carolina matched four white balls and the yellow Mega Ball to win $10,000. The lucky ticket was bought at the Circle K on Cox Road in Gastonia.
Check out how North Carolinians win when they play Mega Millions:
- 38,417: That’s the total number of winning tickets in North Carolina in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing
- $10.1 million: That’s the estimate of how much money has been raised for education in North Carolina during the current Mega Millions run
The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.
Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
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