More than $1 billion is up for grabs as California Lottery jackpots soar heading into the weekend
More than $1 billion is up for grabs as jackpots for three California Lottery draw games soar heading into the weekend, the California Lottery office confirmed to KTLA.
The jackpots for the Mega Millions, Powerball and Super Lotto Plus equal to about $1.064 billion without accounting for taxes.
The Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $607 million, the Powerball jackpot is $443 million and the Super Lotto jackpot is $14 million.
The combined jackpot for Mega Millions and Powerball already exceeds $1 billion and the Super Lotto jackpot pushes it even further into 10-digit territory.
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Californians will have their first chance to win some money during Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing at 7:59 p.m. Mega Millions tickets cost $2.
The Powerball drawing will take place on Saturday at 7:59 p.m., and tickets will cost $2.
Those hoping to win the $14 million Super Lotto jackpot will be able to do so during the next drawing on Saturday. Tickets for the draw game cost $1.
Tickets for all draw games can be purchased at lottery retailers across the state. The winning numbers for all the draw games will also be posted to the California Lottery website.
Ahead of the drawings, lottery players can test their lucky numbers with a feature on the lottery website.
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State Lottery officials recently added the “Lucky Numbers” website feature, allowing players to enter their lucky numbers and see how often they have hit the jackpot within the last five years.
By entering the lucky numbers on the website, state lottery players can see how often their lucky numbers have hit the Powerball, Mega Millions and Super Lotto Plus jackpots.
The combined jackpot for all three games also surpassed $1 billion last July.
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