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- The Mega Millions jackpot is at a record-high ahead of Friday night’s drawing: $ 970 million, with a cash payout of $ 548 million.
- The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are slim, but what should you do if you win the Mega Millions?
- If you have the winning numbers, don’t make any decisions in haste: Keep the news to yourself, hire a team of professionals to help, and don’t take the cash payout.
The Mega Millions jackpot is offering its biggest prize ever ahead of Friday night’s drawing: $ 970 million.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are slim: 1 in 302,575,350. That’s a probability of .00000033%, according to Business Insider’s Andy Kiersz.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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