DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another Mega Millions drawing, one other evening and not using a massive winner.
No one hit all six numbers and received the estimated $940 million jackpot, pushing the lottery prize to an estimated $1.1 billion forward of the subsequent drawing Tuesday evening.
The prize is now the third-largest in U.S. historical past.
The numbers drawn late Friday have been: 3, 20, 46, 59, 63 and gold Mega Ball 13.
There have been 24 drawings and not using a jackpot winner, stretching again for greater than two months. The winless streak is essentially because of the recreation’s lengthy odds of 1 in 302.6 million.
The new estimated prize of $1.1 billion is for a winner who chooses an annuity paid yearly over 29 years. Grand prize winners often take the money possibility, which for Tuesday evening’s drawing might be an estimated $568.7 million.
“Mega Millions has just reached the $1 billion mark again. It’s especially nice to see the jackpot grow throughout the holidays and into the new year,” Pat McDonald, the Ohio lottery director and lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, mentioned in an announcement early Saturday. “As the jackpot grows, we encourage our players to keep within their entertainment budget and enjoy this jackpot run right along with us.”
The solely Mega Millions jackpots bigger than the estimated $1.1 billion alternative on Tuesday have been the $1.53 billion received in South Carolina in 2018 and $1.33 billion successful ticket in Illinois in July, Mega Millions mentioned within the assertion.
Elijah Kouza, assistant supervisor of Buscemi’s comfort retailer in Livonia, Michigan, mentioned the Mega Millions jackpot drew quite a few prospects earlier than Friday evening’s draw. The $940 million prize was prominently marketed on the retailer and Kouza anticipated way more Mega Millions ticket gross sales than the 20 to 25 usually offered on a Friday.
“It’s kind of hilarious to me, because if it’s like $100 million, people are like, ‘Nah.’ They’ll pass,” he mentioned.
Mega Millions is performed in 45 states in addition to in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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