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Some New Yorkers are dreaming of a green Christmas.
The Mega Millions jackpot surged to $1 billion Christmas Eve — sparking hope that a lucky winner could get a last-minute, life-changing gift of cash when numbers are drawn Tuesday night.
The staggering jackpot has been growing since a lucky Texas winner took home a mind-boggling $810 million prize in September.
The Mega Millions jackpot surged to $1 billion Christmas Eve as one lucky winner could receive a Christmas miracle when numbers are drawn Tuesday night. Daniella Heminghaus / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe jackpot would take the Texas ticket’s place as the seventh largest Mega Millions lottery ever won.
The biggest prize stands at $1.602 billion, won in Florida in 2023.
The jackpot has grown since September when a lucky Texas winner won the $810 million prize. Jammy Jean – stock.adobe.comThe chances of taking home the $1 billion sum stands at one in 302,575,350.
Two lucky New Yorkers already took home lofty prizes ahead of Tuesday night’s big drawing — a $33,573 Take Five was claimed in Longwood, Bronx and a $50,000 third prize ticket was sold in Woodside, Queens.
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