North Carolina lottery players have lots of reasons to get excited this week as the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots total over half a billion dollars.
A winner in tonight’s Mega Millions drawing would have the choice of taking home the $346 million jackpot as an annuity or $153.8 million in cash.
A winner in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing would have the choice of taking home the $194 million jackpot as an annuity or $86.7 million in cash.
Even though both jackpots are still on a roll, players are taking home lots of other prizes playing Mega Millions and Powerball. Friday’s Mega Millions drawing produced over 8,000 winning tickets in North Carolina. Monday’s Powerball drawing saw over 10,000 winning tickets.
The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 290 million. The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million.
Players can buy Mega Millions or Powerball 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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