Powerball & Mega Millions jackpots soar past a billion dollars for first fall drawing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WPDE) — The Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots create a combined total of more than a billion dollars for this first week of fall.

Monday night's Powerball draws for $785 million, which is the game’s fourth-largest jackpot. Tuesday night, the Mega Millions draws for $230 million.

Tickets are $2 and can be purchased up until one hour before the drawings are held.

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The previous Powerball and Mega Millions draw saw nearly 40,000 winning tickets sold across the state.

The Powerball drawing happens Monday at 10:59 p.m. and Mega Millions draws at 11 p.m. on Tuesday.

Powerball jackpot odds are one in 293 million and Mega Millions jackpot odds are one in 303 million.