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MegaMillions Jackpot Hits $291 Million for Dec. 6 Drawing

One ticket, sold in Missouri, matched five numbers in Tuesday's drawing.

With no big winner in Tuesday's drawing, the multi-state MegaMillions lottery jackpot has risen to $291 million. 

The jackpot for the Dec. 6 drawing will be the 9th largest in MegaMillions history. Winners in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland split the largest prize, $656 million, in March of 2012, according to the MegaMillions website. 

The site also reports one ticket, sold in Missouri, matched five numbers Tuesday, making the ticket holder eligible for a $1 million prize. Michigan's last big winner, Troy resident Dick Zelasko, claimed an $80 million prize in July of this year. 

Will you buy a ticket for the Dec. 6 drawing? Or will you wait until the jackpot moves into astronomical range? Tell us in a comment. 


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