Players have shot at $415 million lottery jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa — Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing will give players a shot at the 10th largest jackpot in U.S. history.
Because no one has won a Mega Millions jackpot since March 8, the prize has steadily grown to an estimated $415 million. That makes it the largest jackpot since a $430 million Powerball prize won by a New Jersey family May 7.
The record prize was a $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot won in January by players in three states.
Winning numbers in the Mega Millions game will be drawn at 11 p.m. . The odds of picking the correct numbers on five white balls and one yellow ball are 1 in 259 million.
Mega Millions is played in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
