North Carolinians who enjoy playing to win big jackpots have a chance to play this weekend for two totaling nearly $800 million.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, May 31 is a $444 million annuity worth $281.1 million cash. The Powerball jackpot for Saturday, June 1 is $350 million or $221 million cash.

“Both of these draw games offer life-changing prizes,” said Mark Michalko, executive director of the N.C. Education Lottery. “We’ve had six players from North Carolina win a jackpot so far. We’d love to see another winner this weekend.”

Some Mega Millions numbers

• $1.53 billion. That’s the current Mega Millions jackpot record. One ticket won the Oct. 23, 2018 drawing.
• 16,837. That’s how many tickets in North Carolina won a prize in Tuesday’s drawing.
• $7.1 million. That’s how much Mega Millions sales in North Carolina have generated for education since the jackpot started rolling on March 15.

Some Powerball numbers

• $1.58 billion. That’s the current Powerball jackpot record. It was won by three tickets on Jan. 13, 2016.
• 21,094. That’s how many tickets in North Carolina won a prize in Wednesday’s drawing.
• $8.2 million. That’s how much Powerball sales in North Carolina have generated for education since the jackpot started rolling on March 30.

Winners

The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

So far, four North Carolinians have won the Powerball jackpot, with wins ranging from $74.5 to $188 million. Two people have won the Mega Millions jackpot, taking home prizes of $12 million and $57 million.

There are nine ways to win playing each game, so don’t forget to check your tickets. Winners of any draw game prize have 180 days to claim before the ticket expires.