Mega Millions jackpot grows to $348 million
There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in tonight’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing will grow to $348 million.
One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number were sold in Connecticut and Missouri.
The ticket sold in Missouri was worth $1 million. The player with the ticket with five numbers and the Mega number sold in Connecticut utilized the Megaplier option which made the ticket worth $3 million, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 2, 8, 42, 43, 50 and the Mega number was 6. The estimated jackpot was $321 million.
The drawing was the 18th 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 California Lottery. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.
The Mega Millions game is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
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