ORLANDO, Fla. — Just in time for the holidays, the Mega Millions jackpot is reaching a level rarely seen during December!
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After no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night – the white balls 3, 29, 34, 37 and 38.
The gold Mega Ball 17 – the big prize rolls to an estimated $541 million for the next drawing next Tuesday, December 3. It would be the 12th largest prize in the game’s history if won at that level.
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While there have been 13 December jackpot wins since Mega Millions began in 2002, only one was for more than the current estimated prize of $541 million.
In the November 29 drawing alone, there were 854,056 winning tickets across all non-jackpot prize tiers. While the jackpot grows – the prize was last at $810 million in Texas on September 10 – so does the number of winners across all other prize tiers.
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In the 23 drawings of this current jackpot run, almost 13.4 million winning tickets have been sold. These include 35 second-tier prizes of $1 million or more, won in 16 different jurisdictions from coast to coast.
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