Short of cash? Cannot pay the rent? Want a new car? Why not play Mega Millions?
For those who need money, there were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $792 million.
One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold in Massachusetts and North Carolina. They are each worth $1 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 2, 16, 31, 57, 64 and the Mega number was 24. The estimated jackpot was $735 million.
The drawing was the 27th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.
The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
City News Service