Jackpot on Tuesday night mega millions Lottery officials announced that the drawing had increased to an estimated $1.58 billion. The cash option also grew to an estimated $783.3 million before taxes.
The jackpot is The largest in the history of the game And the third largest in US history. The winner will have the chance to choose between lump sum payment or annual installments with immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.
A drawing is expected to take place on Tuesday at 11 p.m. EST. Mega Millions tickets are sold for $2 in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the US Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 302.58 million.
The prize has been growing since she last won it in New York in April. Since then, 31 drawings have been made without anyone matching all 6 numbers.
The Mega Millions jackpot is the second multi-billion dollar windfall to be taken this summer. Last month, a Powerball player bought a winning ticket in Los Angeles for that game The jackpot is $1.08 billion.
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