The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to $893 million ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing.
The jackpot prize has a cash value of $421.4 million, which can be offered as a one-time lump sum payment, or an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.
The total of $893 million is the sixth-largest in Mega Millions history. The drawing is at 11 p.m. ET.
The 10 largest jackpot prizes in Mega Millions’ game history
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The numbers Saturday night were 13, 25, 50, 51, 66 and gold Mega Ball 6. While there was no big winner, one person in New York won $1 million for matching the five white balls.
There have been 28 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The last jackpot was won on Dec. 8.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, according to Mega Millions.
A person plays lottery at a 7-eleven store in Redwood City, California, August 8, 2023.
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Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 for one play.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot prize ever won was $1.6 billion prize won on Aug. 8, 2023. There have only been five jackpots that have exceeded $1 billion in Mega Millions history, according to the lottery game.
And if you don’t win Mega Millions, there’s always Powerball. The latest Powerball jackpot has surged to $687 million ($327.3 million cash value) ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.
