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The Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot soared to just about $1 billion after Tuesday night time’s drawing failed to supply a grand prize winner.
The jackpot grew to an estimated $965 million forward of Friday’s drawing, marking the eighth-largest jackpot for the reason that recreation started in 2002. The estimated money worth is $445.3 million.
The final time somebody took house such a lofty prize was in December 2024, when a California participant nabbed a $1.269 billion prize.
Friday’s drawing would be the fortieth drawing on this run, which is a recreation document.
MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT NOW AMONG TOP 10 HIGHEST IN CONTEST HISTORY
Within the Nov. 11 drawing, the white balls had been 10, 13, 40, 42 and 46. The gold was Mega Ball 1. There have been 809,030 profitable tickets throughout all prize tiers, for complete nationwide winnings of greater than $27.9 million.
The jackpot grew to an estimated $965 million forward of Friday’s drawing. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP)
Three tickets matched the 5 white balls to win the sport’s second-tier prize. A ticket bought in Arizona had the 5X multiplier for a $5 million prize. The 2 others had the 3X multiplier for a $3 million prize and had been bought in Iowa and New York, in line with the lottery.
MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT JUMPS ABOVE $800 MILLION
The percentages of profitable the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot are 1 in 290.5 million. (Fred Greaves/Reuters)
South Carolina was the primary in 2018, adopted by Michigan in 2021, Illinois in 2022, Maine and Florida in 2023, and New Jersey and California in 2024.
MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT CLIMBS TO $900 MILLION
The document continues to be the Florida prize in August 2023, at $1.602 billion.
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A person holds Mega Thousands and thousands lottery tickets on July 29, 2022, in New York Metropolis. (John Smith/VIEWpress / Getty Photographs)
Mega Thousands and thousands tickets are $5 every and are bought in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The drawing takes place Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET. The percentages of profitable a prize are 1 in 23, whereas the chances of profitable the jackpot are 1 in 290.5 million, in line with Mega Thousands and thousands.
High Mega Thousands and thousands Jackpots
- $1.602 billion – Aug. 8, 2023 – Florida
- $1.537 billion – Oct. 23, 2018 – South Carolina
- $1.348 billion – Jan. 13, 2023 – Maine
- $1.337 billion – July 29, 2022 – Illinois
- $1.269 billion – Dec. 27, 2024 – California
- $1.128 billion – March 26, 2024 – New Jersey
- $1.050 billion – Jan. 22, 2021 – Michigan
- $965 million (estimated) – Nov. 14, 2025 – TBD
- $810 million – Sept. 10, 2024 – Texas
- $656 million – March 30, 2012 – Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
