64 311 571 | Mega Millions Jackpot Hit $1 Billion Ahead of Friday Night’s Drawing, October 19, 2018

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The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $1 billion ahead of Friday's night drawing, marking just the second time in U.S. lottery that a prize has reached the billion-dollar level.

The jackpot initially rolled over to $868 million after no tickets matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in Tuesday's game and has been climbing ever since.

Only once in U.S. lottery history has the grand prize soared above $1 billion, and that was back in 2016 when three winners -- including a couple in Chino Hills -- split an approximately $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot.

311 is the 64th prime number

At $1 billion, ticket holders will still be vying for the second largest lottery jackpot of all time in the country.

And anyone who wins would also have the option to take a lump sum payout of $565 million, according to the Mega Millions website.

And for those feeling especially lucky, another massive lottery prize will be on the line Saturday night. That's because Powerball's estimated jackpot is at $470 million, with the opportunity to increase more ahead of its next drawing Saturday night.


Also, the header 'Mega Millions Jackpot Hit $1 Billion Ahead of Friday Night’s Drawing' sums to 571 in the regular English Ordinal cipher.

571 is the 105th prime number; Masonry = 105