Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To $290 Million
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Want to become a multi-millionaire?
All you have to do is pick the correct five numbers between one and 56, plus the mega number -- from one to 46, to win Friday's $290 million Mega Millions jackpot.
1010 WINS' John Montone reports
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The odds against that happening are 176 million to one, which probably explains why there hasn't been a winner in two months.
Aspiring millionaires in Fort Lee bought up handfuls of tickets at a convenience store Friday morning.
"I got a dream...to retire and lay back; what else are you going to do with all that money?" a bus driver told 1010 WINS' John Montone.
The jackpot is the eighth largest since the Mega Millions drawing began in 2005.
The jackpot has been growing ever since someone won $71 million in the Jan. 24 drawing.
Mega Millions is playing in 42 states, including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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