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The country is in the throes of lottery fever, with millions of people in multiple states buying up tickets for a chance at winning the Mega Millions jackpot Friday night, now at $540 million. But are they suckers? Or is the lottery actually a good deal?

The D.C. Lottery is printing commemorative Mega Millions tickets to mark the biggest jackpot in U.S. history. The jackpot grew to more than $500 million after five Mega Millions ticket holders fell just shy of the six-number combination on Tuesday night.

The Mega Millions jackpot reached a record $500 million -- pre-tax -- after no one picked all six numbers correctly Tuesday night.

With no winning ticket in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, the lottery jackpot will grow to an estimated $356 million for Tuesday.

The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 25-44-48-49-55, Mega Ball: 20

The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 05-15-53-54-56, Mega Ball: 22.

A lottery official says a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $99 million has been sold at a gas station in northeastern Ohio.

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 02-09-10-16-35, Mega Ball: 40.

Seven New Yorkers claimed a $319 million jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery Thursday.

Six numbers and a little bit of luck could be worth more than $3 million for a Mega Millions player in Friday night's drawing.