Christmas Eve Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot nears $1 billion

The Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot has inched nearer to the $1 billion mark forward of the fast-approaching Christmas Eve drawing.

The lottery stated over the weekend that Friday night time’s drawing had no gamers with tickets matching all numbers, pushing the jackpot to simply beneath 10 figures.

It stood at $970 million in earnings Monday night, the day earlier than Christmas Eve. As a one-time money cost, it quantities to $439.9 million.

The jackpot is poised to turn out to be the fourth Mega Hundreds of thousands grand prize in 2024 if anybody lands it earlier than the tip of the 12 months, in response to the lottery.

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The three Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpots gained to this point this 12 months happened in mid-September, early June and late March. They have been value $810 million, $552 million and $1.128 billion, respectively.

The Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot has inched nearer to the $1 billion mark after its newest drawing revealed no large winner. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Pictures/File)

THE $1.128 billion grand prizegained in March and lately claimed, is the largest lottery of the 12 months to this point and the one one to exceed 10 figures in 2024 to this point, in response to Mega Hundreds of thousands.

The jackpot is poised to turn out to be the fourth Mega Hundreds of thousands grand prize in 2024 if anybody hits it earlier than the tip of the 12 months, in response to the lottery. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Pictures/File)

The $970 million jackpot at the moment up for grabs “could be the most important prize ever gained in December and the seventh largest in Mega Hundreds of thousands historical past” if somebody matched all six numbers this month, Mega Hundreds of thousands stated . It might even be the second case of a Christmas Eve jackpot win if Tuesday’s drawing reveals a grand prize winner.

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Drawings performed since September, when the Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot was most lately gained, have produced a mess of lower level lottery winners. Fifty-six individuals gained windfall winnings of a minimum of $1 million, and others acquired smaller quantities, the lottery reported.

Drawings performed since September, when the Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot was most lately gained, have produced a slew of lower-tier lottery winners. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Pictures/File)

Mega Hundreds of thousands plans to carry its Christmas Eve drawing for the $970 million grand prize at 11 p.m. Japanese Time. The chances of hitting the nine-figure jackpot are roughly 1 in 302.6 million.

The Powerball lottery held a drawing Monday night for a jackpot of $103 million.

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As of Monday, Powerball had seen 9 individuals win its grand prize this 12 months, the most important of which was value $1.326 billion in earnings.