Hoosier Lottery Says Mega Millions Jackpot Now Up To $445M

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Before the next Powerball jackpot drawing takes place Saturday night, Jan. 6, the Mega Millions drawing is Friday, Jan. 5. The Mega Millions jackpot prize just increased to $445 million, according to Hoosier Lottery. This happened after the Powerball jackpot increased to $550 million after no one matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing.

If you've already done the math in your head, you'd know this Mega Millions jackpot combined with the upcoming Powerball winnings are just $5 away from $1 billion.

However, the odds of winning both jackpots is a mind blowing 1 in 88 quadrillion.

• Hoosier Lottery: Powerball Jackpot Jumps To Expected $550 Million

Powerball and Mega Millions tickets are $2 each and can be purchased at any of these Indiana retailers.
If you doze off before the 10:59 p.m. Mega Millions drawing on Friday, check with Patch in the morning for the winning numbers.

For Mega Millions drawings, five balls are drawn from a set numbered from 1 to 70, and one ball is drawn from a set numbered 1 through 25. Jackpot winners must match all numbers

There are nine ways to win a Mega Millions prize. Overall odds of winning some kind of prize are 1 in 24.

Players who match five numbers from the first pool win $1 million; those matching four numbers from the first pool and the Gold Mega Ball number win $10,000; those matching four numbers from the first pool win $500; those matching three numbers from the first pool and the Gold Mega Ball win $200; those matching two numbers plus the Gold Mega Ball win $10; those matching one number and the Gold Mega Ball win $4; and those matching only the Gold Mega Ball win $2.

Visit hoosierlottery.com for more details, and enjoy updates via Patch.

Patch editor Jeff Stacklin and The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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