Here's why there are so many billion-dollar lottery jackpots

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Here's why there are so many billion-dollar lottery jackpots
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The current drawing is one of a growing number of massive lottery jackpots in recent years.

The largest Mega Millions payout ever won happened in October 2018 to a South Carolina resident who won $1.5 billion, lottery officialsThe bigger jackpots aren't by chance, Matheson said. The Multi-State Lottery Association , a not-for-profit that coordinates the Mega Millions, has purposefully engineered the game to generate large sums, he added.

Higher ticket prices and lower odds of winning make the jackpot grow faster from week to week, Matheson said.

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