The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $977 million for Friday night’s drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night. The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday were 24, 46, 49, 62, 66 and the gold Mega Ball was 7. The estimated jackpot was $893 million with a cash prize of $421.4 million. The cash prize for Friday’s drawing is $461 million.
Quick Read
- The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $977 million for the upcoming Friday night drawing.
- No winning tickets were found for Tuesday night’s draw, which had numbers 24, 46, 49, 62, 66, and Mega Ball 7, with an estimated jackpot of $893 million.
- The cash option for Friday’s drawing is estimated at $461 million.
- Four tickets from California, Texas, Virginia, and Florida each won $1 million.
- This is the sixth occasion the Mega Millions jackpot has reached such a high level, with only five surpassing the $1 billion mark.
- Mega Millions has previously awarded billion-dollar jackpots in South Carolina (2018), Michigan (2021), Illinois (2022), Maine (early 2023), and Florida (August last year).
- The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.6 million.
- Mega Millions tickets, priced at $2, are available in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Associated Press has the story:
Mega Millions jackpot reaches $977M after no one wins Tuesday’s drawing
Newslooks- (AP)
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $977 million for Friday night’s drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night.
The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday were 24, 46, 49, 62, 66 and the gold Mega Ball was 7. The estimated jackpot was $893 million with a cash prize of $421.4 million. The cash prize for Friday’s drawing is $461 million.
Four people won $1 million each in California, Texas, Virginia and Florida.
It’s just the sixth time in the game’s nearly 22-year history that the jackpot has reached this level; only five jackpots exceeding $1 billion have been higher.
Mega Millions is the only lottery game that has awarded five jackpots exceeding $1 billion, all in different states. South Carolina was the first in 2018, followed by Michigan in 2021, Illinois in 2022, Maine in early 2023 and Florida last August.
The odds of winning any lottery jackpot are very slim. Mega Millions players have a 1 in 302.6 million chance of taking home the top prize.
