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With no winner of the Mega Millions jackpot Friday, the grand prize for Tuesday’s drawing grew previous the billion-dollar mark, based on the lottery.
The jackpot for the following drawing on Tuesday evening – an estimated $1.1 billion – marks the primary time in seven months that the jackpot prize has topped $1 billion and solely the sixth time in lower than six years that the Mega Tens of millions jackpot hit that threshold, based on the lottery.
Friday’s profitable numbers had been: 3, 8, 31, 35, 44 and Mega Ball 16.
Whereas there was no large winner Friday, 5 tickets matched 5 of the numbers to win the sport’s $1 million prize, Mega Tens of millions stated. One other participant in Virginia gained $3 million by activating the Megaplier, based on the lottery.
If the jackpot is gained subsequent Tuesday, it will be the fifth largest prize within the historical past of the sport, based on the lottery.
In August 2023, $1.602 billion was gained by a ticket that was bought in Neptune Seashore, Florida, in accordance to the Mega Millions Jackpot history. It was the biggest the jackpot prize ever gained.
There has not been a Mega Tens of millions jackpot winner since December 2023, when a prize of $394 million was snagged by two gamers in California. Mega Tens of millions’ 5 largest jackpots all exceeded $1 billion, the lottery stated.
Mega Tens of millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET.