$171 million jackpot up for grabs in Tuesday's drawing
If you're one of those lottery players who only buys tickets when the jackpot gets huge, then get out your dollar bills.
Tuesday's multi-state Mega Millions jackpot has jumped to an estimated $171 million. If you win, you can take a single payment worth about $124 million with the cash option, or take home about $6.5 million a year for 26 years with the annuity option.
The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled over 13 times since Jan. 27. The last winning jackpot ticket was $72 million and was sold on Jan. 24 to Marcia Adams, a 33-year-old College Park accountant who opted to take the lump-sum amount of $52 million.
While you're formulating those six winning numbers for the 11 p.m. Tuesday drawing, here are some other fast facts: Tickets are $1 per play. Players can multiply prizes with the Megaplier option for an additional $1 per play. Your overall odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 175 million. The biggest Georgia Lottery Mega Millions jackpot, worth $390 million, was won on March 6, 2007. There were two winners -- one in Georgia and one in New Jersey.
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot stands at $50 million.
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Fran Jeffries is a Newsletter Producer. She joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2005 as an Education Editor. She worked as a Breaking News Editor and Social Media Producer before joining the Newsletter team.
