Results tagged “megamillions”

On Friday, expect people flocking their lucky 7-Eleven convenience stores, gas stations, and anywhere they can take their chances on winning some big money--biiiiiiig monnnnnaaaay--in the $325 Mega Millions lottery drawing. Odds of picking the right numbers and winning one of the largest multi-state jackpots: 1 in 175,711,536. Now if "we" as in the entire 602,000 people living in Seattle go in on this, our odds are looking more like 1 in 292. And if we win the $325 million, well that breaks down--before taxes, of course--to $539.86 per person. A Seattle stimulus package--hey we'll take it! But if Friday's drawing provides no winner, the September 1 drawing will most likely become the largest U.S. lottery jackpot, ever. Ever.

Seattlest doesn't have burning convictions about the lottery. We tend to think people who buy multiple tickets per week are, um, not utilizing their money as effectively as possible.