Sorry Philadelphia drivers, the Mega Millions jackpot has not soared to $13.5 billion.
The Mega Million jackpot is the second-largest in history, but it’s not that big despite a billboard along Interstate 95 in Philadelphia saying it was Wednesday morning.
Before 8 a.m., SkyForce10 captured images of the digital billboard on I-95 near the Girard Avenue exit listing the jackpot for the Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 draw at $13.5 billion.
It seems that the decimal point was put in the wrong place. After no one matched all five white balls (7, 13, 14, 15 and 18) and the Mega Ball of 9 in Tuesday night’s draw, the estimated jackpot for Friday’s draw soared to (still massive) $1.35 billion.
At least the $360 million jackpot for Wednesday’s Powerball draw was listed correctly.
The Pennsylvania Lottery said later Wednesday morning that the error was fixed after they were alerted by NBC10 to the problem.
In the meantime, check your tickets from Tuesday night — $1 million winners were sold in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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