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The Mega Millions jackpot is even closer to the billion dollar mark with the Christmas Eve drawing fast approaching.
Friday night's draw had no players matching all numbers, bringing the jackpot down to less than 10 figures, the weekend lottery said.
As of Monday night, the day before Christmas Eve, the figure was at $970 million annually. As a one-time cash payment, this amounts to $439.9 million.
If someone hits it before the end of the year, the jackpot will reportedly be the fourth winner of the 2024 Mega Millions jackpot. Lottery.
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The three jackpot wins Mega Millions has seen so far have occurred in mid-September, early June and late March. Their value was 810 million dollars, 552 million dollars and 1.128 billion dollars, respectively.
The Mega Millions jackpot is nearing the billion dollar mark after its last drawing did not produce a big prize winner. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/File)
particle for direct object $1.128 billion grand prizeAccording to Mega Millions, which was won in March and recently claimed, it is the biggest drawing of the year so far and the only lottery to date to reach 10 figures in 2024.
According to the lottery, if someone hits it before the end of the year, the jackpot is on the verge of becoming the fourth Mega Millions jackpot winner in 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/File)
The $970 million jackpot is currently “the largest prize ever won in December and would be the seventh largest in Mega Millions history” if someone matches all six numbers this month, Mega Millions said. have Also, if Tuesday's drawing produces a jackpot winner, the second example is the Christmas Eve jackpot winner.
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Lotteries held since September, when the Mega Millions jackpot was recently won, a large number of Low level lottery winners. Fifty-six people won windfalls of at least $1 million, the lottery reported, and others received smaller amounts.
The draws since September, when the Mega Millions jackpot was most recently won, have produced a large number of low-level lottery winners. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/File)
Mega Millions plans to hold its Christmas Eve drawing for the $970 million jackpot at 11 p.m. ET. The odds of hitting a 9-digit jackpot of 1 are around 302.6 million.
Lottery partner Powerball held a drawing for a $103 million jackpot on Monday evening.
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As of Monday, Powerball had seen nine people win its grand prize this year, with the largest taking home a $1.326 billion annual prize.