Mega Millions jackpot swells to record $370 million
March 6, 2007 , CNN
The multistate Mega Millions game has drawn bettors with a jackpot estimated at a record $370 million.
Because of the huge prize and publicity, the 12 participating states agreed to move Tuesday night's drawing from the game's usual home in Atlanta to New York's Times Square.
Two winners split a $363 million jackpot in 2000.
The competing Powerball game has the record for the largest single winner with $314.9 million, on Christmas Day.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are about 1 in 176 million.
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