The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $1 billion for Friday night's drawing.
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If a lucky lottery player wins, this will mark the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and the third-largest in U.S. lottery history, Mega Millions lottery officials said.
Erik S Lesser/EPA via ShutterstockPedestrians walk past a bus shelter with an advertisement for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot in Washington, Jan. 21, 2021.MORE: $543 million lottery jackpot isn’t enough to get 11 office pool colleagues to quitMORE: Mega Millions Lottery: Benefits and drawbacks of office poolsOn Wednesday, a winning Powerball ticket worth $731.1 million was sold in Allegany County, Maryland. The ticket was the fourth-largest in Powerball history and the sixth-largest in U.S. lottery history. Lottery winners in Maryland have the right to remain anonymous.Powerball's jackpot is resetting to $20 million for Saturday's drawing.Source : abcnews.go.com