The Mega Millions jackpot soared to a whopping $785 million after it was introduced that no one matched all six numbers in Friday’s lottery drawing.
The successful numbers for Friday’s $685 million jackpot had been 1, 3, 6, 44, 51 and the Gold Mega Ball quantity was 7. The subsequent drawing will happen on Tuesday and the brand new estimated jackpot is $785 million with the money prize possibility estimated to be $395 million.
Friday’s prize was the most important Mega Millions prize ever provided within the ultimate week of any yr, in accordance to the lottery.
Mega Millions lottery entry tickets are seen in New York, Oct. 23, 2018.
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The jackpot has grown over the 22 drawings because the lottery’s jackpot was final received on Oct. 14, when two ticket winners break up a $502 million prize.
It’s continued to climb since the newest drawing; after no tickets matched all six successful numbers in Tuesday’s drawing, the jackpot was estimated to attain $640 million.
Only six Mega Millions jackpots have been received this yr. Winning tickets had been in California, Florida, New York, Minnesota, Illinois and Tennessee.
“On only three previous occasions has the Mega Millions jackpot gone beyond $700 million, and all three times those rolls continued on past $1 billion,” Mega Millions mentioned.
In July, the jackpot surpassed the $1 billion mark for under the third time in its historical past.
The historic $1.34 billion prize was received by an nameless ticket proprietor in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Mega Millions is performed in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.