The Mega Millions jackpot reached its second biggest grand prize in history on Tuesday night, after no tickets matched the six numbers drawn.
US lottery players now have a chance to win a $ 750 million prize pool. The winner can also opt for an estimated cash amount of around $ 550.6 million.
MEGA MILLION JACKPOT RISES FOR MORE THAN HALF BILLION DOLLARS
The pot before Tuesday night’s draw had risen to more than half a billion dollars – about $ 615 million – which was already the biggest prize in almost two years.
The numbers drawn were 12, 14, 26, 28 and 33, and the Mega Ball 9 was golden.
The blank forms for the Mega Millions lottery are in a trash can at a local supermarket on January 12, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo / Charlie Neibergall)
Although no one has won the jackpot yet, Tuesday night’s draw produced a total of 3,701,286 winning tickets “at all prize levels”, according to lottery officials.
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According to officials, Friday’s jackpot is likely to become the third largest lottery prize in American history, after the two Powerball winning jackpots rose to $ 768.4 million and $ 758.7 million.
The record for a Mega Millions jackpot is $ 1.537 billion in 2018. It was the largest lottery prize in the world awarded on a single ticket, lottery officials said on Wednesday.
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The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won on September 15th.
The next draw is scheduled for January 15 at 11:00 pm Eastern Time.