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New Yorkers eye $1B Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot, second largest in US historical past



(19 Oct 2018) The Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot has soared to $1 billion.
There was a gradual stream of consumers at Carlton Playing cards in busy Penn Station in New York Metropolis. The spot is common with lottery gamers as a result of they’ve offered a number of successful tickets prior to now.  
Lottery officers elevated the grand prize simply hours forward of the Friday night time drawing. The prize climbed from $970 million.
Though the jackpot retains growing, the percentages of successful stay caught at a depressing one in 302.5 million.
The prize has grown so giant as a result of nobody has hit the jackpot since July 24, when a bunch in California received $543 million.
The $1 billion prize refers back to the annuity choice. Most winners go for money, which for Friday night time’s drawing could be $565 million.
Officers say that if there is not a winner, the prize for Tuesday night time’s drawing could be $1.6 billion, tying the most important U.S. lottery prize.
Mega Thousands and thousands is performed in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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