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Tuesday night Mega Millions jackpot closes in on half a billion dollars

By Staff Reports,

2024-08-20

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The North Carolina Education Lottery has reported that the Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow, climbing to $498 million for the drawing set for Tuesday night, August 20, 2024

A winner the drawing would have the choice of taking home the $498 million jackpot as an annuity or $245.3 million in cash.

“The excitement in North Carolina really builds when we see a jackpot of this size,” said Terri Rose, chief brand officer of the N.C. Education Lottery. “We hope to celebrate with a big winner in our state.”

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.

For details on how money raised by the lottery makes an impact for education programs in all 100 North Carolina counties, go to nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.

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