Mega Millions jackpot up to $181 million Friday night

NEW YORK

That's roughly $99 million if you take the cash option.

And that total could rise as sales increase leading up to the drawing.

Mega Millions is played in 42 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Lottery officials had placed the odds of winning Mega Millions at 1 in 259 million.

You can watch the Mega Millions drawing Tuesdays and Fridays on Channel 7, right before Eyewitness News at 11.

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