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The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s lottery drawing has increased to an estimated $116 million with a cash option of $55.2 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in the New York City area and Fox 29 in the Philadelphia area. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers immediately following the drawing. No one across the country hit Tuesday’s $97 million jackpot. There were also no second-prize, $1 million tickets sold. Tuesday’s winning numbers were: 3, 16, 27, 47 and 62. The Mega Ball drawn was 8 with a Megaplier of 4X. Theodds of a $2 ticket winning the Mega M…

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