Mega Millions Lottery Gambling Jackpot Balloons To $43 Million

The Mega Millions lottery is no stranger to big payouts this year. Already, the jackpot has grown to over $100 million twice this year. Now, it has begun to rise again.

Nobody was lucky enough to claim the top prize for Friday's draw, and now the jackpot continues to grow. The next drawing early next week will be for $43 million.

The Powerball jackpot, another multi-state lottery is also growing. Tonight's drawing will be for $75 million. Should nobody win that drawing, the jackpot could rise to over $100 million for the next draw.

While Powerball is growing, it has not been up at the astronomical numbers that Mega Millions has this year. To start the year, the jackpot rose to triple digits, then a couple of months later is was back to triple digits again.

The multi-state lottery's are being played in many states in the country. Both have tremendous popularity in the states in which they are played.

Just this week, the state of Arkansas moved closer to having a state lottery of their own. Their governor received the necessary vote4s to get the lottery idea on the ballot in November. They are one of the few states that currently does not have their own lottery.

June 28, 2008
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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