Mega Millions Jackpot Has California, New Jersey in a Frenzy

Mega Millions Jackpot is estimated at $355 million tonight with a cash option of $224.2 million, many Americans are now dreaming big. The last drawing, on New Year’s Eve, was for around $240 million. With no jackpot winner, the amount rolls over and continues to grow.

How do you win? Match five out of five numbers picked between 1-56 and then pick a sixth ball, the Mega Ball, between the numbers 1-46. Match all six and then promptly retire on a tropical island.

The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot, estimated at $355 million, are one in 175,711,536. But as the jackpot climbed toward the all-time record of $390 million today the more the hype grew. More than 300 free MegaMillions were handed out in 15 minutes this afternoon at a Near-Southside Village Pantry convenience store.

Hoosier Lottery officials planned to hand out 330 more tickets at 4:40 p.m. at Rickers convenience store, 5201 N. Keystone Ave.

The number of tickets given away at each location matched the total of the MegaMillions jackpot, $330 million, this morning. KTLA reports that Tuesday night’s jackpot is the nation’s seventh largest in history

Hundreds of people in Southern California have lined up since early Tuesday morning to buy Mega Millions tickets before tonight’s big draw meaning that the Lotto frenzy has gone coast to coast.

Good luck to all and hopefully by this time tomorrow you will be a multi, multi, multi millionaire.

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