Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $627 Million!

[Music] hey everyone exciting news in the world of lotteries the Mega Millions jackpot has rolled over again and it's now sitting at a staggering $627 million that's right no one hit the big one in Tuesday night's drawing the winning numbers for August 27th were 16 18 21 54 and 65 with a mega ball of 05 but don't worry if you missed out because this just means the prize for the upcoming Friday drawing is even bigger to put this into perspective this is now the ninth largest prize in the history of Mega Millions and if you choose the cash option and win you could walk away with about 39.1 million before taxes imagine what you could do with that kind of money while there was no Grand Prize winner two lucky players from South Carolina Hit It big one took home $1 million by matching all five white balls and the other doubled their winnings to $2 million thanks to the Megaplier option not too shabby at all for those new to Mega Millions here's a quick rundown it's one of the most popular lottery games in the United States with drawings held every Tuesday and Friday Night tickets cost just $2 per line and you can add the mega plier for an extra Buck to multiply your non-jackpot winnings the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot well they're about 1 in 303 million but hey someone's got to win eventually right so if you're feeling lucky grab your ticket for Friday's drawing who knows you might just be the next multi-millionaire don't forget to subscribe and hit that notific ification Bell to stay updated on the latest Lottery news good luck everyone thanks for watching