(WHDH) — Anyone looking to start the new year off by becoming a billionaire can do so by entering to win Powerball and Mega Millions.
The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing is up to $600 million, while the Powerball jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is up to $550 million, making for a combined total of more than $1 billion.
The cash option on the Powerball prize is $411.4 million and the cash option for the Mega Millions prize is $442.4 million.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302,575,350, while the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot is slightly better at 1 in 292,201,338.
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