COLUMBIA, SC (January 12, 2023) – If you’re feeling lucky this Friday the 13th, the Mega Millions® jackpot is $1.35 BILLION with a cash payout of $707 million.
This is the game’s second largest jackpot ever. The only one bigger is a $1.5 billion windfall won in South Carolina back in October of 2018
If billion-dollar jackpots are starting to feel a bit familiar, that’s because this is the third jackpot run to surge past $1 billion in the last six months. In July Mega Millions® reached $1.3 billion, in November Powerball® swelled to a record $2 billion and now Mega Millions® sits at $1.35 billion.
South Carolinians interested in
taking a chance on the $1.35 billion jackpot must purchase their tickets by 10 p.m.
before Friday’s 11 p.m. drawing.
The South Carolina Education Lottery urges players to play smart by playing
responsibly. It only takes one ticket to win. Odds of winning the jackpot are 1
in 303 million.
Good luck, South Carolina!
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