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The Mega Tens of millions jackpot soared to just about $1 billion after Tuesday night time’s drawing failed to supply a grand prize winner.
The jackpot grew to an estimated $965 million forward of Friday’s drawing, marking the eighth-largest jackpot for the reason that sport started in 2002. The estimated money worth is $445.3 million.
The final time somebody took residence such a lofty prize was in December 2024, when a California participant nabbed a $1.269 billion prize.
Friday’s drawing would be the fortieth drawing on this run, which is a sport file.
MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT NOW AMONG TOP 10 HIGHEST IN CONTEST HISTORY
Within the Nov. 11 drawing, the white balls have been 10, 13, 40, 42 and 46. The gold was Mega Ball 1. There have been 809,030 successful tickets throughout all prize tiers, for complete nationwide winnings of greater than $27.9 million.
The jackpot grew to an estimated $965 million forward of Friday’s drawing. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
Three tickets matched the 5 white balls to win the sport’s second-tier prize. A ticket bought in Arizona had the 5X multiplier for a $5 million prize. The 2 others had the 3X multiplier for a $3 million prize and have been bought in Iowa and New York, in line with the lottery.
MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT JUMPS ABOVE $800 MILLION
The chances of successful the Mega Tens of millions jackpot are 1 in 290.5 million. (Fred Greaves/Reuters)
South Carolina was the primary in 2018, adopted by Michigan in 2021, Illinois in 2022, Maine and Florida in 2023, and New Jersey and California in 2024.
MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT CLIMBS TO $900 MILLION
The file remains to be the Florida prize in August 2023, at $1.602 billion.
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A person holds Mega Tens of millions lottery tickets on July 29, 2022, in New York Metropolis. (John Smith/VIEWpress / Getty Photographs)
Mega Tens of millions tickets are $5 every and are bought in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The drawing takes place Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET. The chances of successful a prize are 1 in 23, whereas the chances of successful the jackpot are 1 in 290.5 million, in line with Mega Tens of millions.
High Mega Tens of millions Jackpots$1.602 billion – Aug. 8, 2023 – Florida$1.537 billion – Oct. 23, 2018 – South Carolina$1.348 billion – Jan. 13, 2023 – Maine$1.337 billion – July 29, 2022 – Illinois$1.269 billion – Dec. 27, 2024 – California$1.128 billion – March 26, 2024 – New Jersey$1.050 billion – Jan. 22, 2021 – Michigan$965 million (estimated) – Nov. 14, 2025 – TBD$810 million – Sept. 10, 2024 – Texas$656 million – March 30, 2012 – Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
