Mega Millions, Powerball Carrying Giant Jackpots

March 24, 2011 11:41 AM

Lottery mascots play in a ball pit set up in Grand Central Station in New York on February 1, 2010 to promote the largest lottery agreement in US history between Powerball and Mega Millions. Players in 33 jurisdictions will be able to purchase tickets for both at official lottery retail locations. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

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BOSTON (CBS) – There are two very large lottery jackpots up for grabs this weekend.

Mega Millions will be drawn Friday night with a jackpot of $304 million at stake.

Powerball is Saturday night with a $125 million prize.

Tickets are $1 each, but the odds of winning are very, very slim.

Powerball’s odds are 1 in 195,249,054.

They’re a bit better for Mega Millions – 1 in 175,711,536.

Even if you don’t match every number you can still win something.

A ticket bought at the Market Basket on Mishawum Road in Woburn matched all five Power Ball numbers drawn Wednesday night, missing only the Power Ball to win $200,000.

“(But) because the player used the Power Play option the prize increased to $1 million. This is the first $1 million Powerball prize won in Massachusetts since the game became available to the state’s players in January 2010,” Massachusetts Lottery spokeswoman Beth Bresnahan said in a statement Thursday.

The store will also receive a $10,000 commission on the sale of the ticket.

Bubbalu

It only takes one ticket and then you can tell your boss what you really think of him or her.
emom

HHMMM with a huge jackpot like that , it would be awesome if say about 100 folks got a piece of it. Even a small sizable amount would help those in need. I know I could certainly use some of it. I wouldnt want that huge jackpot, I could never fully use all of it. Sure it would be a great nest egg for years to come, But even with a much smaller amount you can still use it and live off of it, Its just a matter of how you invest what you get. Yeah give me a sizable portion and I gaurentee It would go to good use. I dont need to much.