Ankeny, Iowa — Dreams of becoming a billionaire are on the line for the second time in a month as the estimated Mega Millions jackpot for tonight is just above the billion dollar mark.
The jackpot drawing is at 10 tonight, but Iowa Lottery Spokesperson Mary Neubauer says ticket sales are always cut off at 8:59 p.m.
Neubauer says there’s another issue to be aware of when it comes to buying tickets.
Tonight’s estimated jackpot is tied for the fourth-largest prize in the history of the game and the seventh-largest US lottery jackpot. A Powerball jackpot of more than one billion dollars (1.08) was won on July 19th on one ticket that was purchased in California.
