G****a 发帖数: 10208 | 1 The Mega Millions jackpot has reached historic proportions. With no jackpot
winner in Tuesday’s drawing, the jackpot for March 30, 2012 is an estimated
$540 million. This is the largest lottery jackpot in world history,
surpassing the previous record of $390 million.
If one ticket matches all six numbers for the half-billion dollar mega-
jackpot, the winner would have the choice of receiving the full jackpot in
26 annual payments of about $20.7 million, or a cash option of approximately
$389.8 million.
“Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing will truly be a spectacular event in
lottery history and provides an unprecedented opportunity for players to
take a chance on a half-billion dollar dream for just the $1 price of a
ticket,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery and lead
director for the Mega Millions group.
More than 4.7 million tickets won prizes in Tuesday’s drawing, including
four tickets that each won $1 million and 43 tickets that each won $250,000.
The jackpot for the March 30 drawing was originally estimated at $476
million, but with stronger than anticipated sales nationwide, it became
clear that the jackpot for Friday’s drawing would be much larger. The high
sales figures mean more than just a mega-jackpot amount; they mean greater
profits to benefit each state in which Mega Millions is played. Each
participating state’s legislature determines how its Mega Millions profits
are allocated. In many states, profits are earmarked for education. The
beneficiaries in other states include parks, natural resources, property tax
relief, programs to help the elderly and several other important causes.
This jackpot has been growing since January 24, when Mega Millions had its
most recent jackpot winner. The jackpot has now rolled 18 times without a
winner. The odds of winning the jackpot are approximately one in 176 million
. The odds of winning any of the Mega Millions prizes are approximately 1 in
40.
Mega Millions is played in 44 jurisdictions (42 states plus the District of
Columbia and the Virgin Islands). Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at
11:00 p.m. Eastern Time; 10:00 p.m. Central Time; 9:00 p.m. Mountain Time
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