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Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot exceeded $ 300 million

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This week, US residents have two ways to win more than 300 million dollars in the lottery, but the chances of winning are not as high as they used to be, writes CNN.

Jackpot Mega Millions reached 306 million dollars since no one won the top prize on Tuesday, December 26. The next draw will take place on Friday, December 29.

Jackpot Powerball reached 384 million dollars, after no one won it on Wednesday, December 27. The next draw will take place on Saturday evening, December 30.

In the past, it was rare that both lotteries offered winnings in more than 300 million dollars. However, this will soon become commonplace.

In October Mega Millions changed the range of numbers that a player could choose, with the result that the chances of choosing all six numbers were 1 from 302,6 million compared to 1 by 258,9 million in the old format. In addition, the cost of a lottery ticket has grown to $ 2.

The idea was to make it less likely to hit the jackpot in the early stages, thereby increasing the size of the main prize. While it worked. The 306 million dollars jackpot is already the 13 in size in history. Mega Millions. If no one wins it this Friday, the jackpot of Tuesday, January 2, will enter the top 10.

Americans love to buy lottery tickets. In the 2016 year, they spent over 80 billions of dollars on them. That's more than they spent on movies, video games, music, sports tickets, and books — all together.

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