If you're one of those people who only play the lottery when the jackpot gets really big, then you should be definitely be playing Mega Millions tonight. The jackpot is estimated at $415 million!

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Tonight's Mega Millions $415 million dollar jackpot will have many people rushing to their nearest lottery agent, hoping for a miracle! The Mega Millions drawing will give lottery players a shot at the 10th largest jackpot in U.S. history. Because no one has won a Mega Millions jackpot since March 8, the prize has steadily grown to an estimated $415 million. Mega Millions is played in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Mostly cloudy, showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon, high 83.

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