No one won the grand prize in the Mega Millions lottery drawing Tuesday, boosting the prize for the next draw later this week to nearly $1 billion.
The winning numbers for the grand prize of $893 million were 24-46-49-62-66 and the Mega Ball number was 7. The Megaplier was 2X.
Four players matched all five white balls, meaning they won $2 million if they chose the Megaplier option.
The next drawing for the lottery will take place on Friday, with the estimated jackpot now sitting at $977 million.
If there is a single winner on Friday, the ticket holder can have the estimated jackpot paid out over 30 years, or receive an estimated $461 million lump sum payment before taxes.
The last jackpot was won on Dec. 8, with two tickets in California splitting $395 million.
Tickets are sold in 45 states; Washington, D.C.; and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 each in most jurisdictions, but players can add the Megaplier for an additional $1 to multiply their non-jackpot prizes.
Drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions grand prize are about 1-in-300 million
Top 10 Mega Millions jackpots
- $1.602 billion – Aug. 8, 2023, one ticket in Florida.
- $1.537 billion – Oct. 23, 2018, one ticket in South Carolina.
- $1.348 billion – Jan. 13, 2023, one ticket in Maine.
- $1.337 billion – July 29, 2022, one ticket in Illinois.
- $1.050 billion – Jan. 22, 2021, one ticket in Michigan.
- $656 million – March 30, 2012, split between three tickets in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland.
- $648 million – Dec. 17, 2023, split between two winning tickets in California and Georgia.
- $563 million – Drawing Feb. 27, 2024.
- $543 million – July 24, 2018, one ticket in California.
- $536 million – July 8, 2016, one ticket in Indiana.
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