The Mega Millions jackpot increased to $940 million after no one won the grand prize in Tuesday's drawing.
The Mega Millions jackpot increased to $940 million after no one won the grand prize in Tuesday's drawing.
The numbers drawn on Tuesday were 25, 29, 33, 41, 44, and the gold Mega Ball 18
The numbers drawn on Tuesday were 25, 29, 33, 41, 44, and the gold Mega Ball 18
The next drawing will be held on Friday night.
The next drawing will be held on Friday night.
The $940 million jackpot is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity over 29 years. Most winners choose a cash payout, which for Friday's drawing would be an estimated $483.5 million.
The $940 million jackpot is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity over 29 years. Most winners choose a cash payout, which for Friday's drawing would be an estimated $483.5 million.
In Tuesday's drawing, there were more than 2.9 million winning tickets of various amounts, including three $4 million tickets sold in Arizona, Mississippi, and South Dakota.
In Tuesday's drawing, there were more than 2.9 million winning tickets of various amounts, including three $4 million tickets sold in Arizona, Mississippi, and South Dakota.
There have been 23 straight drawings without a grand prize winner.
There have been 23 straight drawings without a grand prize winner.
The odds of winning the top prize are one in 302.6 million
The odds of winning the top prize are one in 302.6 million
The jackpot is the largest since someone in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball prize on November 8, and that prize has not yet been claimed.
The jackpot is the largest since someone in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball prize on November 8, and that prize has not yet been claimed.
There have been only three larger Mega Millions jackpots in the game's 20-year history: $1.53 billion in 2018, $1.05 billion in 2021, and $1.33 billion in July.
There have been only three larger Mega Millions jackpots in the game's 20-year history: $1.53 billion in 2018, $1.05 billion in 2021, and $1.33 billion in July.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands
The new jackpot will remain the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.
The new jackpot will remain the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.