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Lottery jackpot approaches $1 billion
Lottery tickets for the Mega Millions jackpot are seen in a store on August 8, 2023 in New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
By Taryn Phaneuf | NerdWallet
Both major national lottery jackpots continued their march upward after drawings Monday and Tuesday, with Mega Millions inching tantalizingly close to an estimated $1 billion top…