Mega Millions, Powerball Jackpots Both Top $300 Million

If you’re feeling particularly lucky today, you might want to pick a couple of lottery tickets.

The jackpots in both of the multi-state lottery games played in Missouri and Illinois are approaching record territory.

Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot stands at $393-million dollars to a single winner. That’s the fifth largest jackpot in its history.

Meanwhile, Saturday’s Powerball jackpot stands at $356-million dollars.

If you win and choose to take the lump sum payment, that still isn’t bad. The Mega Millions lump sum is $246.5 million dollars, while the Powerball jackpot lump sum stands at $224 million.