The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $800 million with a cash option of $401.8 million for Tuesday's drawing after no one matched all the winning numbers from Friday night.
Before the Illinois winning ticket, a $1.1 billion winning ticket was purchased in New Jersey in March. That prize is still unclaimed, and winners have one year to claim their winnings.
Tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia, with tickets priced at $2 each.
The odds of winning the jackpot are one in more than 302 million, while the overall odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24.
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