Friday The 13th Drawing: Mega Millions Jackpot At $1.35 Billion
The Jackpot Is Now The Second Largest In The Game
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CLIVE, Iowa - One of the biggest lottery jackpot drawings in history will happen on Friday the 13th. What will luck bring in the Mega Millions® game?
The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday night's drawing is the second largest in game history, reaching an estimated $1.35 billion annuity, $724.6 million cash option.
In addition to being one of the biggest jackpots in Mega Millions, the giant prize is the fourth-highest U.S. lottery jackpot. It follows the world-record Powerball® jackpot of $2.04 billion won in early November.
Friday The 13th Drawing
Despite the superstitions that abound, Friday the 13th is just another day. There will be two of them in 2023: Jan. 13, and Oct. 13, which means two Mega Millions drawings will occur on the date linked with so many beliefs in the unknown.
Mega Millions jackpots have been won multiple times across the country on Friday the 13th, so those players definitely did not have an unlucky day.
What's That About 'Coverage'?
By tracking sales, lottery officials can estimate how many of all the possible combinations in the game have been purchased for a particular drawing. It's called coverage - how many of the combinations have been "covered."
The coverage estimate for Friday's Mega Millions drawing is now about 42 percent.
A higher coverage percentage can mean it's more likely there will be a jackpot winner, but it is not a definite.
(The odds of winning the jackpot in Mega Millions are about 1 in 302.6 million because that's how many ways the numbers in the game can be combined to make a play. The winning numbers selected will be one of those combinations. Will your ticket match?)
An Iowa Ticket Came Close On Tuesday
Iowa Lottery players won a total of 42,591 prizes in the latest Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, including a ticket that was just one number away from having at least a share of that night's big jackpot.
That ticket initially matched four of the first five numbers and the Mega Ball to win a $10,000 prize. However, the person who bought the ticket added the Megaplier® option to the purchase, which multiplied the prize to $30,000.
The $30,000-winning ticket was purchased at Casey's, 418 S. Seventh St. in Chariton.
Tuesday's winning numbers were: 7-13-14-15-18 and Mega Ball 9. The Megaplier number was 3.
A player wins the Mega Millions jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. However, there are a total of nine prize levels in Mega Millions ranging from $2 up to the jackpot, so the Iowa Lottery reminds its players to be sure to check their tickets for all the prizes they may have won.
Iowa Lottery players bought nearly $2.4 million in Mega Millions tickets for Tuesday's drawing, including more than $1.2 million in tickets on Tuesday alone. But the average Mega Millions purchase in Iowa for the drawing remained about $6, or about three plays per ticket. Lottery officials were pleased that a lot of people had fun playing and didn't go overboard.
The Difference These Mega Millions Sales Will Make For State Causes
The final details won't be available until later, but the impact of this month's strong Mega Millions sales will mean more help for meaningful state causes in Iowa. Lottery players will have played a big part in helping our state.
Each year, 100 percent of Iowa Lottery proceeds go to support state causes. In its latest financial year, the Iowa Lottery raised nearly $98 million for state programs that help everything from veterans and law enforcement to education, parks and conservation, agriculture, and human services.
Since its start in 1985, the Iowa Lottery has raised more than $2.3 billion for state programs. More details are here.
Please Play Responsibly
And as always, the Iowa Lottery reminds everyone that it only takes one ticket to win. Please play responsibly.
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