Odds of winning jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, compared with 1 in 24 for any Mega Millions prize, and tickets cost $2<\/p>\n
The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1bn after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. That means the estimated jackpot for Friday\u2019s drawing is $1.15bn, potentially the fifth-largest jackpot in the game\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday\u2019s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15bn jackpot,\u201d Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a Wednesday statement.<\/p>\n
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