Feeling Lucky?! Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Both Over $400 Million
January 5, 2021 8:44AM CST
A Powerball lottery ticket is printed out of a lottery machine at a convenience store Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, in Northbrook, Ill. Lottery officials said the grand prize for Wednesday night’s drawing has reached $700 million. The second -largest on record for any U.S. lottery game. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
- This would be quite the way to start off the new year.
- Mega Millions and Powerball both have jackpots right now of more than $400 million each.
- Tonight’s (Tuesday) Mega Millions jackpot stands at $432 million, while tomorrow’s (Wednesday) Powerball jackpot is about $410 million.
- Before you get too excited, just remember that officials say the odds of matching all five numbers and the Powerball number is 1 in about 293 million.
- But still — will you go out and grab a couple of tickets today? What’s the largest amount you’ve ever won playing the lottery?
