Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $275 Million
Friday, March 02, 2007
Before midnight Friday, someone in the United States could be $275 million richer.
Mega Millions, the multi-state $1 lottery, has a pot worth $275 million dollars. If the prize goes unclaimed, it grows to a record $340 million, the Boston Herald reported Friday.
The lucky winner will have to pick between a lump-sum payment of $163 million or take 26 payments of $10.5 million a year.
The winning numbers will be picked at 11 p.m. Friday in Atlanta and broadcast on local news stations. Results will be posted on www.megamillions.com by 11:20 p.m., the Herald reported.
The jackpot has rolled over 14 times in a row. The odds of winning the jackpot are approximately 1 in 176 million. Mega Millions tickets are sold in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, New York, Georgia, Illinois, Virginia, Michigan, Ohio, Washington, Texas and California.
Click here to read the Boston Herald's full story.
