Lottoreport.com claims 280,217,678 Mega Millions lottery tickets were sold for last Friday’s drawing.

A new study by Quinnipiac University in Connecticut claims the odds of winning tonight’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot are the same as rolling a die and getting a ‘1’ 11 times in a row.

The Chicago Sun-Times says nearly 100% of all people would take a lump sum cash payout of $904 million if they won tonight’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot. After taxes, a single winner would receive about $646 million

Winning tonight’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot would mean you would be wealthier than …

Jimmy Buffett, Tyler Perry and Yoko Ono (all worth $600 million)

Simon Cowell and Tom Cruise (worth $570 million)

Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and George Clooney (all worth $500 million)

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