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The numbers drawn on Tuesday were 1, 42, 64,
47, 70 and the Mega Ball was 22.
But lottery players will have another chance to strike it rich
on Wednesday when Powerball holds its next drawing for an
estimated $440 million prize, with a cash value of $278 million.
That amount marks the ninth largest jackpot in the game's
history, according to figures on the Powerball website.
The odds of a single ticket hitting all six numbers in the
Powerball are 292 million to one, according to the Multi-State
Lottery Association.
No one has hit the Powerball jackpot since Oct. 25, when a
player in Louisiana won $191 million jackpot, the game said.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Oct. 13 when $42
million was shared by winners in Michigan and Rhode Island, the
game said on its website.
The estimated $418 million prize, with a cash value of $278
million, will be up for grabs when the next Mega Millions
drawing is held on Friday. The odds of hitting the Mega Millions
jackpot are 303 million to one, the game said.
The cash value figures of both games are the estimated total if
a winner selects one lump-sum payment, rather than the other
option of taking annual payments.
Both estimated totals are before any taxes are assessed.
The Mega Millions lottery is offered in 44 U.S. states, the
Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball tickets
are sold in 44 states, and Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
The largest Powerball jackpot was $1.6 billion payout split
among winners in California, Florida and Tennessee in January
2016. The largest Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million was won
in 2012.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Catherine
Evans)
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