Powerball, Mega Millions Both More Than $300 Million Now

HOUSTON, TX — Two lottery games are each worth more than $300 million, and how nice would it be to end it with a winning ticket. While bitcoin seems to be the rage, a $3 lottery ticket could be worth a gold mine.

The Mega Millions drawing on Friday is for a jackpot of $306 million while Saturday's Powerball is worth $384 million.

The cash option for Friday night's drawing is $191.1 million. The Mega Millions ticket is $2 with an option for only $1 more per play board — you could increase your non-grand/jackpot prize winnings by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times. You could win up to $5,000,000 without even hitting the jackpot.

Powerball on Saturday has a cash option of $239.7 million. Powerball tickets are also$2 with a $1 power play option — Hint: the big jackpots are won with the extra dollar.

For more information about these two games and all other Texas Lottery games, visit www.txlottery.org.

Image: In this Aug. 23, 2017 file photo, a Powerball lottery ticket is printed on a lottery machine at a convenience store in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)