"The Mega Millions jackpot jumped to nearly a billion dollars for the eighth time in the game's history after no one won the drawing on Tuesday night. The next drawing is scheduled for Friday, according to a Mega Millions news release. The estimated jackpot is $965 million, or $445.3 million if the winner takes a lump sum in cash. No ticket matched all six numbers from Tuesday night's drawing - white balls 10, 13, 40, 42 and 46, and the gold Mega Ball 1."
"In Tuesday's drawing, there were 809,030 winning tickets across all prizes, for a total of more than $27.9 million in winnings nationwide. Three tickets matched the five white balls to win the second-highest prize of $1 million. One ticket sold in Arizona had the 5X multiplier for a $5-million prize. Two other tickets, sold in Iowa and New York, had the 3X multiplier for the $3-million prize."
"Friday's drawing is the eighth-largest jackpot since the game began in 2002, according to the release. Seven billion-dollar jackpots have been awarded in the past; the most recent was the $1.269 billion prize won in California in Dec. 2024. Four Mega Millions jackpots were won earlier this year, and Friday's drawing will be the 40th since the last win in June. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336."
The Mega Millions jackpot rose to an estimated $965 million for the upcoming Friday drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's drawing. The cash lump-sum value is $445.3 million. Tuesday's winning numbers were white balls 10, 13, 40, 42 and 46, and the Mega Ball 1. There were 809,030 winning tickets across all prize levels totaling more than $27.9 million. Three tickets matched five white balls for $1 million, and multiplier prizes produced $5-million and $3-million winners in Arizona, Iowa and New York. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
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