The jackpot for Tuesday’s multi-state Mega Millions lottery draw will be $50 million after a ticket with all six numbers was sold in Virginia and the player has the option of receiving $348 million in 30 graduated annual installments or a lump sum cash payment of $155.5 million, both before federal taxes.
The numbers drawn Friday were 18, 21, 29, 42, 50 and the Mega number was 2. It was the 20th drawing since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 290,472,336, according to the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 23.
There were no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, according to the Mega Millions Consortium.
The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
–City News Service
