Jackpot winners have been hard to come by for the Mega Millions lottery game lately. So the game’s money pot has continued to grow and now stands at $165 million! When a jackpot blows up to that size — lottery fever frequently breaks out. The lines of ticket buying dreamers gets longer and more dollars get pumped into the jackpot.
By the way, changes in the Mega Millions game went into effect last month. The field of five numbers to select from has expanded from 1 -56 to 1-75. The Mega Ball field has been reduced from 1-46 down to 1-15. Oh, and the odds of winning are now even more of a long shot. They use to be 1 in 176 million — now it’s 1 in 259 million!
If you still feel lucky, the next Mega Millions draw is Tuesday, November 19.
Fronnie Lewis
Fronnie Lewis is the editor of mediacitygroove.com. She has an extensive background in newsgathering and writing, including more than two decades as a newswriter at KNBC-TV Los Angeles. She graduated from Stanford University, where she studied journalism and broadcast news.
