The odds of winning the Mega Millions grand prize are 1 in 302,575,350. The Powerball odds are 1 in 292,201,338. You have a greater chance of being struck by lightning, which is 1 in 1,101,000.

The odds of winning the Mega Millions grand prize are 1 in 302,575,350. The Powerball odds are 1 in 292,201,338. You have a greater chance of being struck by lightning, which is 1 in 1,101,000.

The next Mega Millions drawing is tonight. Here's how to play, the odds and more NY lottery and NJ lotto players should know. We all remember how serious things got with that $2 billion Powerball.

It's important to know that the odds of taking home a Mega Millions jackpot are extremely slim. The odds of winning the jackpot are 302,575,350 to 1. The odds to match all five white balls are ...

Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing could be worth up to $740 million — or $193 million to a highly taxed New Yorker wanting to be paid out in cash.

Only two Mega Millions jackpot prizes have ever been higher than Friday ... Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York) 9. $656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012 (three ...

With no jackpot winner last Friday, the Mega Millions big prize now stands at $1.05 billion, the fourth-largest in the game’s history, and the fifth time the prize has surpassed a billion dollars.

Mega Millions said the new rules improve the odds of players winning the jackpot -- from 1 in 302,575,350 to 1 in 290,472,336 -- due to the removal of one gold Mega Ball from the game. The new ...

Lottery players in New York won 75 Mega Millions prizes throughout the rollup. Winnings included four $1 million second prize winners and 71 third prize winners ranging between $10,000 and $40,000.

NEW YORK -- The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $790 million. ... The odds of winning are 1 in more than 302 million. More from CBS News. Halloween could set record highs around NYC area.

The New York Lottery is going all Daylight Saving Time on us — permanently. The deadline for Mega Millions ticket purchases in the Empire State on draw days moves up nearly an hour to 10 p.m ...