The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have climbed to an estimated combined value of $1.275 billion after neither lottery produced a jackpot winner in the latest draws.
Powerball was due to offer an estimated $793 million prize in its Monday, November 2 drawing, while Mega Millions was set to reach $482 million for its next draw on Tuesday, November 3.
The Mega Millions drawing is held at 11pm Eastern Time on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia. Powerball numbers are drawn every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10.59pm from the Florida Lottery draw studio.
Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots
Mega Millions tickets are sold across 45 US states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. The odds of winning its jackpot are one in 290,472,336, while the overall odds of winning any prize are one in 23.
Powerball is available in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Its jackpot odds are one in 292.2 million, with overall odds of winning a prize standing at one in 24.9.
The most recent Mega Millions jackpot winner was a Florida ticket-holder who won the July 28 draw. The prize was ultimately worth $803 million, with the winning ticket sold in Bradenton.
Powerball’s latest jackpot winner came in Illinois on August 12, when a single ticket secured a $1.04 billion prize. The ticket was sold in Quincy and matched all six winning numbers.
Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah are the only US states without state lotteries.
