The next chance for a lucky winner is Friday, after no ticket matches the six numbers drawn on Tuesday night, according to a Mega Millions press release.
January has a history of big wins for Mega Millions. There have been 16 jackpots awarded during the month since the start of the lottery game in 2002. This includes three of Mega Millions’ top prizes – $ 451 million on January 5, 2018; $ 437 million on January 1, 2019; and $ 380 million on January 14, 2011.
The cash prize has not cracked the top 10 since June 2019. The highest amount won for a Mega Millions ticket was $ 1.537 billion in October 2018.
2020 was a great year for Mega Millions players, with five jackpot winners and two states winning winners for the first time – including Arizona, where a player won the biggest Mega Millions prize of the year with over $ 410 million.
The chances of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350 in the 45 states where it is played, plus Washington and the US Virgin Islands.