Multi-state lottery jackpots grow to combined $738 million

Multi-state lottery tickets are pumping out of state lottery ticket machines throughout the United States this week, as both Powerball and Mega Millions have simultaneously reached astronomic heights.

After nobody won Mega Millions on Tuesday and Powerball on Wednesday, the Mega Millions jackpot increased to $382 million, while Powerball leaped to $356 million. The lump-sum cash options are $238.3 million and $224 million, respectively.

UPDATE: On Thursday afternoon the Mega Millions consortium raised the estimated Friday jackpot to $393 million, with a cash value of $246.5 million. That makes the combined value of Mega Millions and Powerball this week $749 million, and raises the Friday Mega Millions jackpot to the 17th-largest of all time. The jackpot amounts in the remainder of this article will reflect the new jackpot amounts.

Lottery players are witnessing an event that has never happened before. It is the first time in history that these two mega jackpot games have synchronized their jackpot rollovers such that they both are above the $300 million mark.

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