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Published on Friday, August 30, 2024
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.
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.
The
Powerball tickets are available for
purchase for those living in the U.S. on
its 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.
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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