(CNN) -
The Mega Millions jackpot, to be drawn on Friday night, has an estimated value of $ 1 billion.
That figure is just $ 500 million short of the highest Mega Millions jackpot of $ 1.537 million, won by the sole owner of a ticket in South Carolina.
But it's also very, very unlikely that you'll win it all - the odds of winning the jackpot are one in 1 in 302,575,350.
Sorry about that.
You can still try your luck with the lottery.
But it is much more likely that ...
Lightning struck you
The odds of being struck by lightning are about
1 in 500,000
, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It's still a fairly unlikely event, but southeastern states are at the highest risk, particularly Florida, considered the "lightning capital of America," because more than 2,000 people have been struck by lightning there in the past 50 years. .
You are allergic to water
Only one in 230 million people has a water allergy, a condition called aquatic urticaria, according to the BBC.
People with this rare allergy develop hives when their skin comes into contact with water.
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Become a saint
The chance of being canonized in the Catholic Church is also greater than winning the full Mega Millions.
In fact, it's
1 in 20 million
, according to Gregory Baer, author of "Life: The Odds."
The author told
ABC News
before his book was released in 2003 that you are more likely to be named pope.
You become a movie star
You may have charisma to spare, but you also have a
1 in 1,190,000 chance
of being a star on the big screen, according to Amram Shapiro's "The Book of Odds."
Hollywood is serious business.
Arrive in the NBA with less than 1.80 m tall
It's curiously specific, yes, but if you're under 6 feet tall, you have a
1 in 1.2 million
chance of becoming a professional basketball player, according to the
New York Times
.
However, if you were 2.1m tall (7ft), you'd have a 1 in 7 chance, but growing this tall is also incredibly rare.
If you will still try your luck with the Mega Millions ...
The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday at 11 pm ET.
If you win it all, your cash option is $ 739.6 million, which is certainly not negligible.
But don't feel bad if you don't get a big jackpot, the odds weren't in your favor anyway.
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