DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After almost three months of lottery dropping, will somebody break the pattern Tuesday evening and win a $1.1 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot?
No matter how lengthy it takes, the chances of profitable the highest lottery prize don’t change, they usually’re formidable at 1 in 302.6 million. However somebody will ultimately match all six numbers and win the jackpot, which now ranks because the fifth-largest in U.S. historical past.
The drawing is about for 11 p.m. EST however it normally takes a pair hours earlier than it’s clear if there’s a winner.
The $1.1 billion prize is for a winner who chooses to be paid by an annuity with 30 funds over 29 years. Winners normally desire money, which for Tuesday evening’s drawing can be an estimated $568.7 million.
Mega Hundreds of thousands is performed in 45 states in addition to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
