The draw for the 'Mega Millions' lottery, which is played in 45 US states, along with the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, has reached 1.35 billion dollars.
As the video that accompanies this news tells, this Friday a new draw is being held, which is played every week on Tuesday and Friday nights, and which is accompanied by a new record, as "it would be the third largest jackpot in the history of the game”, as reported by Mega Millions.
The last draw was held last Tuesday, January 10, without sharing the previous jackpot of 1.1 million that was played.
In total, 24 draws have been held since the last jackpot was won in October 2022. It is the fourth time in four years that the prize has exceeded $1 billion, according to the lottery.
If this Friday, January 13, nobody wins the accumulated 1,350 million,
The $1.3 million prize goes to one winner who can choose to be paid through a life annuity over 29 years.
But raffle winners usually prefer cash, which would mean an amount of $568.7 million.
Washington DC residents dream big as they wait to buy their tickets.
Some say that if they win the prize, they will use it to help family, friends and neighbors.
“Pay off a couple of mortgages and take care of a few people,” says Chris Magerl, a Washington DC resident.
Ticket buyers at the Lucky Mart on the south side of Chicago are hoping the losing streak will end and the winning six-number ticket will finally win.