NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) — Increased sales have pushed the growing—and gigantic—jackpot for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing from $512 million to $522 million.
This is the fifth largest in the game’s history and the 11th largest in U.S. lottery history.
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Players have until approximately 9:45 p.m. tonight to purchase a ticket for the big drawing. Additional details include:
• Estimated jackpot is $522 million. Cash value is approximately $308 million.
• Overall odds to win any prize: 1 in 24. Odds of winning the jackpot: 1 in 303 million
• Tickets are $2. The Megaplier multiplier option is an additional $1. Prizes on all Megaplier tickets are multiplied except for the jackpot.
• Drawings are held at 10 p.m. CT/11 p.m. ET on Tuesdays and Fridays.
• How to Play: Players select five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. There are nine prize tiers, ranging from $2 to the jackpot.
• The largest Mega Millions jackpot was $656 million on March 30, 2012, with winning tickets purchased in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
• A mother and son from Bellevue, Tennessee, won a Mega Millions jackpot worth $61 million on Jan. 3, 2014.