MegaMillions jackpot tops $1 billion, but you'd rather get eaten by a shark or tornado than get rich by the lottery

The MegaMillions jackpot soared to $1,02 billion after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in the July 26 draw. CNN. How realistic is it to win the jackpot?

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“All jurisdictions have reported this: no one has won the MegaMillions jackpot. Thus, the winnings will grow to $1 on Friday ($025 million in cash),” Lottery spokeswoman Marie Kilbane said.

The winning numbers on July 26th were 7, 29, 60, 63, 66 and Mega Ball 15. The next draw will take place on July 29th.

While no one has hit the jackpot, some winners have claimed big prizes. There were eight tickets, each winning $1 million after matching the first five numbers.

And the prize for another winning ticket sold in Ohio that matched the first five numbers was $3 million because it included an additional Megaplier bought for an extra $1.

According to the MegaMillions website, if the winning ticket falls on Friday, the $1,02 billion jackpot would be the third-largest MegaMillions jackpot in the game's 20-year history.

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According to the lottery, the largest MegaMillions jackpot was $1,537 billion on October 23, 2018 for a ticket sold in South Carolina. The $1,05 billion jackpot was won by a group of four players in Michigan on January 22, 2021.

What is more likely: winning the lottery or suffering from a natural disaster?

Americans are no strangers to mega lottery jackpots that occasionally leave everyone scouring their pockets for a dollar or two to gamble on and try to become the next millionaire. New York Post.

When it comes to odds of winning the lottery, the news is a little more sobering. In fact, the chances of hitting the jackpot are so small that the likelihood of a natural disaster occurring is much higher.

Both of the most popular lotteries in the US give odds of winning the top prize somewhere between 1 in 292 million.

To be precise, Powerball claims a 1 in 292 chance of matching all six numbers, while MegaMillions claims a 201 in 338 chance of matching all six numbers.

Compared to what the Earth and Mother Nature have to offer us, the odds aren't even close.

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