Mega Millions hits astounding $820M, 8th largest jackpot in game’s history

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The Mega Millions jackpot prize now sits at an estimated $820 million after no players claimed to match all numbers since April.

The numbers drawn Tuesday night were 3, 5, 6, 44 and 61 with a Mega ball of 25. The multiplier was 4X.

If there is a winner, that player can choose to receive the $820 million jackpot in installments or a lump-sum payment of $422 million, Mega Millions said.

The massive jackpot is the eighth-largest U.S. lottery prize and follows after a lucky winner won the Powerball lottery last week for over a billion dollars.

No one matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Friday, July 21, drawing, so the jackpot climbed a whopping $100 million to $820 million.

The last Mega Millions jackpot-winning ticket was sold on April 14, matching all six numbers to win the grand prize of $483 million or a lump-sum prize of $256.9 million. The jackpot has continued to rise since then.

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The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292.2 million.

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Powerball tickets cost $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deadline for purchasing a ticket is 9:45 p.m. on draw nights.

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