Odds of winning mega millions

• Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back Look. We know that youre aware the odds of winning Friday night's record-breaking $640 million Mega Millions jackpot, or any Mega Millions jackpot, are astronomical.
(CNN (blog))
• With the multistate Mega Millions jackpot set to reach a world-record $540 S.D., said he covers the odds of winning in lottery games with his students in an attempt to show them how unlikely it is to win big.
(Seattle Times)
• The harsh reality is that the odds of winning the $540 million Mega Millions jackpot Friday night are slim. Very slim. By the numbers, you have a 1 in 175,711,536 chance of picking the winning numbers and scoring a record $540 million jackpot.
(Los Angeles Times)
• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A world-record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot has lottery players lining up for tickets early Friday and many wondering if theres any way to guarantee becoming an overnight multimillionaire.
(WKRN)
• As hundreds, thousands — maybe even millions — of people scramble about Friday to purchase a Mega Millions ticket consider the odds of winning.
(The Business Journal)
• Mega Millions $540 Million Jackpot, Odds of Winning Lottery, Hopes for Overnight Riches, Lottery Winnings, Long Odds of Winning Lottery OMAHA, Neb.
(KGBT-TV Presents VALLEYCENTRAL.COM)
• The odds are always extremely long of winning, and people on the lower rungs of the income scale tend to play more. But the explosive rise in the Mega Millions jackpot may be changing that.
(Yahoo Finance)
• An economist says this Mega Millions is actually "a good bet." The odds of winning the lottery are roughly 1 in 176 million.
(Time)
• The previous record for the 42-state Mega Millions jackpot was $390 million in 2007, which was split by two winners in New Jersey and Georgia. Officials said the odds of winning Mega Millions is at 1 in 176 million.
(New York Post)