One of the biggest jackpots in the history of the United States will get even bigger, as there was no winner in Friday’s Mega Millions $ 750 million main prize draw. The numbers were 3, 11, 12, 38, 43, with a Mega Ball of 15 and would mark the fifth largest jackpot ever drawn.
Mega Millions estimated that its next prize would be $ 850 million, which would be the third largest ever. The draw is on Tuesday.
Lottery players still have a chance to win big with Saturday’s draw for a $ 640 million Powerball main prize, the eighth largest jackpot. The chances of winning are one in 292.2 million.
It has been almost two years since a lottery prize has grown so much. No one has won the top prize in either game in months.
The listed jackpot values refer to the winners who choose an annuity, paid over 30 years. Winners almost always choose cash prizes, which for Powerball would be $ 478.7 million. The estimated cash prize for the next Mega Millions jackpot is $ 628.2 million.
Mega Millions and Powerball are played in 45 states, as well as in Washington, DC and the US Virgin Islands. Powerball is also offered in Puerto Rico.