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Jan. 3, 2018 / 9:11 AM

Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots each top $400 million

A digital Powerball lottery display is above the check out counter at a store in New York City. Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $440 million, the ninth largest in its history. On Tuesday, no one had the winning numbers for Mega Millions, increasing Friday's prize to $418 million. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

A digital Powerball lottery display is above the check out counter at a store in New York City. Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $440 million, the ninth largest in its history. On Tuesday, no one had the winning numbers for Mega Millions, increasing Friday's prize to $418 million. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Jan. 3 (UPI) -- No one had the winning numbers Tuesday for the Mega Millions jackpot, which is now estimated at $418 million for Friday's drawing.

The Powerball tops that with a $440 million prize up for grabs Wednesday, the ninth largest jackpot in Powerball history.

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The new totals mark the second time in the history of Powerball and Mega Millions that both jackpots topped $300 million simultaneously.

Last time someone won the Mega Millions jackpot was Oct. 13 and the Powerball last saw a winner Oct. 25.

According to lottery officials, jackpot odds for the Powerball are 1 in 292,201,338 and a shot at the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302,575,350.

Records for each jackpot still soar past this week's totals.

The largest Powerball jackpot ever recorded was $1.586 billion in a win last January. The biggest Mega Millions jackpot was in 2012, when three winners split $656 million.

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