Aracely Lazcano / El Paso newspaper
Saturday, January 9, 2021 | 6:00
Paying off credit card debt, buying a house, disappearing for a month on an exotic beach, helping family members or starting a business are just some of the dreams that could come true if the numbers in the draw are hit correctly. by Mega Millions or Powerball which this week offers a combined bag of almost one billion dollars.
“I would go to live in Oklahoma because I have my family there and I would take vacations in Acapulco or all the beaches I can visit,” said Luis Martinez, who works as a receptionist at a local clinic.
The Mega Millions lottery raffle bag, which is played in 47 states of the nation and takes place every Tuesday and Friday night, offers an estimated prize pool of $ 447 million or a not inconsiderable amount of $ 339.6 million if you choose to receive the cash prize. The bag varies depending on sales.
To be the winner of this raffle you must match six numbers of the lottery ticket which costs two dollars.
“I would disappear for a month with my kids and go to Hawaii because I don’t know and they say it’s very beautiful,” said Esther Vallejo, who bought her Powerball ticket from a downtown gas station.
This draw, which takes place on Wednesday and Saturday, also offers a juicy prize. An estimated $ 410 million is in the bag for this week’s draw, after no one has matched the winning numbers in weeks. If you get all the correct numbers and choose a cash payment, that figure would drop to $ 316.4 million.
The chances of winning this prize are one in 292 million 201 thousand 338 people, but this draw offers nine ways to do it right.
Meanwhile, the odds of winning the Mega Millions draw are one in 175 million 711 thousand 536 chances.