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Mega Millions jackpot hits $1B

Worsening odds drive payout up

A digital billboard along I-90/94 highway in Chicago, displays the estimated Mega Millions jackpot Friday. Friday's jackpot has soared to $1 billion, the second-largest prize in U. S. lottery history. - photo by Associated Press

A digital billboard along I-90/94 highway in Chicago, displays the estimated Mega Millions jackpot Friday. Friday's jackpot has soared to $1 billion, the second-largest prize in U. S. lottery history. - photo by Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger.

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