COLUMBIA, SC (December 14, 2020) – The Powerball® and Mega Millions® jackpots continue to climb. This week players can choose to play for a $291 million Mega Millions® jackpot tomorrow night or a $287 million Powerball® jackpot on Wednesday.
Over the weekend, two players in the Upstate came within one number of winning it all.
A player at the One Stop of Greenwood Inc. on Hwy. 246 S. in Greenwood won $100,000 playing Powerball®. The ticket holder matched four white ball numbers and the red Powerball® number with PowerPlay® drawn on Saturday, December 12 (17 - 54 - 56 - 63 - 69 and PB: 20). The odds of winning $100,000 playing Powerball® are 1 in 913,129.
A $10,000 Mega Millions® ticket was sold in Greenville at the Kangaroo Express #3284 on Haywood Rd. The ticket holder matched four white ball numbers and the gold Megaball® number on Friday, December 11 (19 - 31 - 37 - 55 - 67 and MB: 25). The odds of winning $10,000 playing Mega Millions® are 1 in 931,001.
Tickets for tomorrow night’s Mega Millions® jackpot need to be bought by 10 p.m. for the 11 p.m. drawing. Odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 303 million. Powerball® tickets need to be purchased by 9:59 p.m. for Wednesday’s 10:59 p.m. drawing. Odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 293 million.
Please, play responsibly.
Good luck, South Carolina.
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Over the weekend, two players in the Upstate came within one number of winning it all.
A player at the One Stop of Greenwood Inc. on Hwy. 246 S. in Greenwood won $100,000 playing Powerball®. The ticket holder matched four white ball numbers and the red Powerball® number with PowerPlay® drawn on Saturday, December 12 (17 - 54 - 56 - 63 - 69 and PB: 20). The odds of winning $100,000 playing Powerball® are 1 in 913,129.
A $10,000 Mega Millions® ticket was sold in Greenville at the Kangaroo Express #3284 on Haywood Rd. The ticket holder matched four white ball numbers and the gold Megaball® number on Friday, December 11 (19 - 31 - 37 - 55 - 67 and MB: 25). The odds of winning $10,000 playing Mega Millions® are 1 in 931,001.
Tickets for tomorrow night’s Mega Millions® jackpot need to be bought by 10 p.m. for the 11 p.m. drawing. Odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 303 million. Powerball® tickets need to be purchased by 9:59 p.m. for Wednesday’s 10:59 p.m. drawing. Odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 293 million.
Please, play responsibly.
Good luck, South Carolina.
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