Mega Millions winning numbers for 7/19: Jackpot grows to $555M

WASHINGTON — More than half a billion {dollars} are up for grabs in Tuesday evening’s Mega Millions jackpot. 

Just hours earlier than Tuesday’s drawing, the lottery announced that due to sturdy ticket gross sales, the highest prize had grown to an estimated $555 million. If gained at that stage, it could be the fifth-largest prize within the recreation’s 20-year historical past. The lump sum money possibility is $316.9 million. 

No one gained final Friday’s jackpot, which was an estimated $480 million. 

The winning numbers for Tuesday’s drawing are 2-31-32-37-70 and Gold Mega Ball 25.

The Mega Millions jackpot has steadily grown since somebody final gained in mid-April.

While the prize cash is actually life altering, it is from breaking lottery information. Last yr, a Mega Millions jackpot cracked the $1 billion mark for simply the second time. A four-member suburban Detroit lottery membership gained that $1.05 billion jackpot and selected the lump sump, receiving $557 million after taxes.

The Mega Millions drawing is on Tuesday, July 19 at 11 p.m. ET.

1. $1.537 billion – 10/23/2018
2. $1.050 billion – 1/22/2021
3. $656 million – 3/30/2012
4. $648 million – 12/17/2013
5. $555 million – – (est.) 7/19/2022
6. $543 million – 7/24/2018
7. $536 million – 7/8/2016
8. $533 million – 3/30/2018
9. $522 million -6/7/2019
10. $516 million – 5/21//2021

Mega Millions is performed on Tuesdays and Fridays in 45 states in addition to Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Earlier this month, somebody in Vermont gained a $366 million Powerball jackpot after buying a ticket at a Jolley Short Stop comfort retailer, in accordance to the Vermont Lottery. It was the primary time in Powerball historical past {that a} jackpot-winning ticket had been offered within the state. The Vermont winner, who has but to come ahead to declare their prize, can both take the total sum in increments or decide for the lump sum of $208.4 million.

Val Lick contributed to this report.