Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Jackpots for the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games have reached near record levels that could together go over the $1 billion mark by the time the next drawing happens Tuesday after no winners emerged in drawings this past weekend.
The Mega Millions jackpot as of Monday stood at $654 million after no one matched Friday's numbers of 4, 24, 46, 61, 70 and the Mega Ball number of 7. The cash payout before taxes is $372 million.