There are 3 lottery games that are getting the attention— and the dollars—- from lottery players this week.
First, there’s the Mega Millions. The drawing is Tuesday night. It’ll be worth about 470-million dollars,with a lump sum of 265-million— before taxes. This jackpot is the 6th largest ever Mega Millions.
Wednesday night, it’ll be the Powerball… worth about 282-million, with a cash option of 161-million.
And then, also Wednesday night, the Michigan Lotto 47 will be worth 9 pt 6 million. the Lotto 47 starts at 1-million and slowly builds up if nobody wins. And 9-pt-6 million is one of the largest Lotto 47 jackpots.
Player excitement may be tempered by these numbers….
The odds of winning the Mega Milions are 1 in 302 million.
The odds of winning the Powerball are 1 in 292 million.