DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) \u2014 Call it the Golden Age of lottery jackpots. Or to put it another way, what\u2019s up with all the massive lottery prizes? The latest haul up for grabs is a $940 million Mega Millions jackpot, with a drawing set for Friday night. The prize ranks as the sixth largest in U.S. history. That comes less than two months after a player in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. Players also won lottery prizes topping $1 billion earlier in 2022 and in 2021.But while it may seem the lottery gods are showering players with repeated chances at hard-to-fathom riches, the credit for the big prizes is actually due to math \u2014 and more difficult odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$940M Mega Millions prize just latest of massive jackpots<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) \u2014 Call it the Golden Age of lottery jackpots. Or to put it another way, what\u2019s up with all the massive lottery prizes? The latest haul up for grabs is a $940 million Mega Millions jackpot, with a drawing set for Friday night. The prize ranks as the sixth largest in U.S. history. That comes less than two months after a player in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. Players also won lottery prizes topping $1 billion earlier in 2022 and in 2021.But while it may seem the lottery gods are showering players with repeated chances at hard-to-fathom riches, the credit for the big prizes is actually due to math \u2014 and more difficult odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
prize just latest of massive jackpots<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) \u2014 Call it the Golden Age of lottery jackpots. Or to put it another way, what\u2019s up with all the massive lottery prizes? The latest haul up for grabs is a $940 million Mega Millions jackpot, with a drawing set for Friday night. The prize ranks as the sixth largest in U.S. history. That comes less than two months after a player in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot. Players also won lottery prizes topping $1 billion earlier in 2022 and in 2021.But while it may seem the lottery gods are showering players with repeated chances at hard-to-fathom riches, the credit for the big prizes is actually due to math \u2014 and more difficult odds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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