ATLANTA — How about starting off 2021 with a whole lot more money? This is your chance to win hundreds of millions of dollars.
The first Mega Millions jackpot of the year has risen to $447 million, higher than any jackpot in 2020.
The drawing will happen in the Channel 2 Action News studios tonight at 11 p.m.
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Remember, you can watch EVERY Powerball and Mega Millions drawing LIVE on Channel 2! Mega Millions drawings are on Tuesday and Friday. Powerball drawings are on Wednesday and Saturday.
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Tonight’s jackpot would be the tenth largest prize in Mega Millions history. The jackpot started out at $432 million but rose to $447 million Tuesday because of high ticket sales.
You can check your lottery numbers here.
The cash option for Mega Millions is $339.6 million.
If there is not a winner for tonight’s draw, the Mega Millions jackpot will roll to an estimated $490 million for Friday, January 8, 2021. The estimated cash value of this jackpot, based on projected sales and current interest rates, is approximately $372,300,000.
The odds of winning Mega Millions are one in 303 million.
The highest jackpot in 2020 was when someone in Arizona won $414 million in June.
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