DATE: SEPT. 6, 2024
CONTACT: JONATHAN LAROWE
OFFICE: (919) 301-3620
CELL: (919) 737-4277
Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot grows to $740 million
RALEIGH – The Mega Millions jackpot keeps climbing the all-time ranks as it now stands at $740 million for Friday night’s drawing.
The jackpot, if won, would represent the seventh largest in Mega Millions history.
A winner in tonight’s drawing would have the choice of taking home the $740 million jackpot as an annuity or $366.3 million in cash.
In Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing, a $2 ticket in North Carolina matched four white balls and the yellow Mega Ball to win $10,000. The lucky ticket was bought at the Circle K on Cox Road in Gastonia.
“Mega Millions jackpot runs like this bring not only great wins for players but a great win for education in North Carolina,” said Terri Rose, Chief Brand Officer of the N.C. Education Lottery. “The current Mega Millions run has earned over $10 million for education in the state.”
Check out how North Carolinians win when they play Mega Millions:
- 38,417: That’s the total number of winning tickets in North Carolina in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing
- $10.1 million: That’s the estimate of how much money has been raised for education in North Carolina during the current Mega Millions run
The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.
Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.
For details on how money raised by the lottery makes a difference for education programs in all 100 North Carolina counties, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.
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Jonathan LaRowe
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