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Have you gotten your tickets yet? The top U.S. lotteries jackpots combined,  Powerball®  and  Mega Millions®, now stand at $696 million for this weekend.

Mega Millions®, is the first draw of the weekend, for tonight's drawing on Friday, August 30, 2024,  which has an estimated jackpot of $627 million. The lottery also has an estimated cash value of $309 million.

Mega Millions tickets are available for purchase on the lottery website for those living in the U.S.

   

Those living abroad, from any nationality, can play Mega Millions or any of the other international lotteries on The Lotter website.

The jackpot was raised on Tuesday, August 27,  after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn with the white balls  16, 18, 21, 54 and 65. Plus the gold ball 5 and the multiplier 2X.

Drawing will be conducted as usual at the WSB-TV studio in Atlanta, Georgia, at 11 p.m. ET. Soon afterward, the draw video will be available on the Mega Millions website.


Mega Millions tickets cost about $2 per play. Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
 

Players win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. Also, there are a total of nine ways to win a prize in this lottery, ranging from the jackpot down to $2.


Mega Millions jackpot winner will have the choice of a Cash Option or an Annual Payout. Annuity option: Provides for an initial annual payment followed by 29 annual payments.

The next major game of this weekend is Powerball. The game will be held on Saturday, August 31. The jackpot is now estimated at $69 million The cash value option is about $34 million.

The Powerball tickets are available for purchase for those living in the U.S. on its website.

 

Those living abroad, from any nationality, can play Powerball or any of the other international lotteries on The Lotter website.

The jackpot is warming up after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday, August 28, with the white balls 5, 33, 47, 50 and 64. The red ball was 20 and the power play was 2X.

Powerball drawings are broadcast live at 11 p.m. ET from the State of Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee. Drawings are also available on Powerball.com.

The jackpot grows until it is won. Players win a prize by matching one of the 9 ways to win. The jackpot is won by matching all five white balls in any order and the red Powerball.


Powerball costs about $2 per play. To play, people should select five numbers between 1 and 69 for the white balls, then select one number between 1 and 26 for the red Powerball. People can choose the numbers on a play slip or let the lottery terminal randomly pick the numbers.


Jackpot winners may choose to receive their prize as an annuity, paid in 30 graduated payments over 29 years, or a lump-sum payment. Both advertised prize options are before federal and jurisdictional taxes.

 

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