Dare to dream! Just imagine — for one quick second…you buy a Mega Millions ticket, match all numbers and become a billionaire (after taxes of course). WOW!
The Mega Millions jackpot is inching closer to the $1 billion mark after Tuesday’s drawing did not have a winner. So basically, now is the time to buy a ticket.
U.S. lottery players are now in the running to nab a $970 million jackpot, the second-largest prize in the game’s history.
The winner will have the option of a one-time, lump-sum payment — or an annuity paid out over the course of about 30-years.
The cash option is estimated at about $716.3 million.
Tuesday night’s drawing produced millions of winning tickets at other prize levels, according to lottery officials. However, it fell short of finding a ticket to match the five white balls 10, 19, 26, 28 and 50, plus the gold Mega Ball 16.