How much is lottery now? Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots near $1.6 billion combined - syracuse.com

The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots have grown to nearly $1.6 billion combined for some of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history.

The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday night with an estimated grand prize of $865 million; the cash option is worth $638.8 million. It’s the second-largest jackpot in the game’s history after a $1.537 billion ticket was sold in 2018.

Meanwhile, Powerball has grown to $730 million, one of the game’s five largest jackpots ever, with a cash option estimated at $546 million. Powerball has gone without a winner since Sept. 16, when a ticket worth $94.6 million prize was sold in New York; the next drawing is Wednesday night.

It’s the first time both lottery jackpots have topped $700 million.

The odds of winning are 1 in 292.2 million for the Powerball jackpot and one in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. Both games are played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C.

Mega Millions is drawn every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET.

Powerball drawings are held Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. ET.

What channel is lottery drawing on?

These are the channels on which you can watch the lottery drawing live on TV in Upstate New York:

Binghamton: WICZ, channel 40

Buffalo: WUTV, channel 29

Capital Region: WRGB and CW, channels 6 and 15

Elmira: WETM, channel 18

Plattsburgh: WPTZ, channel 5

Rochester: WHAM, channel 13

Syracuse: WSTM and WTVH, channels 3 and 5

Utica: WUTR, channel 20

Watertown: WSTM and WTVH, channels 3 and 5

If you’re outside NY, check with your state’s lottery board.

You can also live stream the drawing online at Powerball-MegaMillions.com.

What are the 10 largest lottery prizes ever?

1. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)

2. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, South Carolina)

3. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, Wisconsin)

4. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)

5. $687.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York)

6. $656 million, Mega Millions, March 30, 2012 (three tickets, from Kansas, Illinois and Maryland)

7. $648 million, Mega Millions, Dec. 17, 2013 (two tickets, from California and Georgia)

8. $590.5 million, Powerball, May 18, 2013 (one ticket, from Florida)

9. $587.5 million, Powerball, Nov. 28, 2012 (two tickets, from Arizona and Missouri)

10. $564.1 million, Powerball, Feb. 11, 2015 (three tickets, from North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas)

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