PITTSBURGH — The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped again.
The grand prize is estimated at about $1.28 billion with a cash value of roughly $747.2 million -- the second-largest jackpot in the game’s history.
“It’s $10 for five tickets it’s well worth it for a billion dollars,” Michael Tollerton said.
He was one of several people Channel 11 met on Friday who were feeling lucky and purchased some lottery tickets in hopes of winning.
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Even though chances of winning are very slim — 1 in 302.5 billion — many people said it’s still worth the shot.
The prize is so big because the last time someone won a Mega Millions top prize was more than three months ago on April 15. Since then, there have been 29 drawings and no winner.
Mega Millions tickets are $2.
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