The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow after a winner was not announced on Tuesday night, nearly reaching a staggering $800 million.
The truth is that no ticket matched all six numbers drawn in the draw, so the prize has risen to $792 million and the cash jackpot is $381.8 million, so those interested can try their luck in the next draw that will take place on Friday, March 15.
The prize was set at $735 million on Tuesday and the numbers drawn were 2, 16, 31, 57, 64 and Mega Ball 24.
Although no player managed to win the jackpot yesterday, authorities announced through the Mega Millions website that two tickets contained the numbers corresponding to the five white balls, which implies winning the second-tier prize of $1 million. These tickets were purchased in Massachusetts and North Carolina.
If a ticket matches all six numbers in Friday night's drawing, the jackpot will become the sixth-largest in the lottery's 22-year history, second only to the top five jackpots, which each exceed $XNUMX billion, Mega Millions officials said.
The last time the jackpot was won in this game was on December 8 with two tickets sold in California and since then the jackpot has been increasing.
Mega Millions has awarded five jackpots of more than $1 billion in five different states: Florida, South Carolina, Maine, Illinois and Michigan.
It is played in 45 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, excluding Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. Tickets cost $2 and in most jurisdictions, players can add the Megaplier for an additional dollar to multiply non-major prizes.
The overall odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24, however the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
