Fifteen may be some Georgia resident's lucky number. That's the number of times the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot has rolled over since Jan. 27. Here's an even better number: Tuesday's drawing will be worth an estimated $241 million.
No one matched all six winning numbers in last Friday’s drawing. Three Georgia Lottery players got nice consolation prizes: A player in Norcross and one in Kingsland each won $10,000. A player in Fairburn increased a $10,000 prize to $30,000 with the Megaplier option.
If someone wins on Tuesday, he or she can choose to collect about $9.2 million a year for 26 years or take the cash option and collect $171 million in a lump sum.
Think it can't happen to you? The last winning Mega Millions 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.
And a lucky Austell resident won the multi-state Decades of Dollars top prize of $250,000 a year for 30 years, Lottery officials said Monday afternoon. The winner, who will be announced Tuesday morning, bought the ticket at L & S Food Mart, 4495 S. Cobb Drive, Smyrna.
While you're coming up with those six winning numbers for the 11 p.m. Tuesday drawing, here are some 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 $70 million.
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