The Mega Millions jackpot has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the latest giant lottery jackpot. Friday night’s drawing will be another milestone in the game, Mega Millions said in a statement Wednesday morning. The Ohio lottery director and lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, said in the statement. a $2.04 billion Powerball won on a single ticket in California in November. opt to receive a cash payment, which for Friday night’s drawing is approximately $707.9 million. There have been 25 draws in three months since the last time a player matched all six numbers and claimed the jackpot. Despite the game’s long odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to buy tickets as the size of the jackpot grows. Mega Millions is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner in the latest giant lottery jackpot.
The numbers drawn on Tuesday night were: 7, 13, 14, 15, 18 and Golden Mega Ball 9.
The new jackpot drawing on Friday night will be another milestone in the game, Mega Millions said in a statement Wednesday morning.
“Now, at $1.35 billion, the Mega Millions jackpot is rising and making history as the second-highest Mega Millions jackpot,” Pat McDonald, Ohio Lottery Director and Principal Director of the Mega Millions Consortium, said in the statement. .
The only Mega Millions jackpot bigger than Friday’s jackpot is the $1.53 billion jackpot won in South Carolina in 2018, Mega Millions said.
The largest jackpot in the US to date was a $2.04 billion Powerball won on a single ticket in California in November.
The estimated $1.35 billion jackpot in the next drawing would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners opt to receive a cash payment, which for Friday night’s drawing is estimated at $707.9 million.
There have been 25 draws in three months since the last time a player matched all six numbers and claimed the jackpot.
Despite the game’s huge odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to buy tickets as the size of the jackpot grows.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.
