The Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot jumped to almost a billion {dollars} for the eighth time within the sport’s historical past after nobody received the drawing on Tuesday evening.
The subsequent drawing is scheduled for Friday, in line with a Mega Thousands and thousands information launch. The estimated jackpot is $965 million, or $445.3 million if the winner takes a lump sum in money.
No ticket matched all six numbers from Tuesday evening’s drawing — white balls 10, 13, 40, 42 and 46, and the gold Mega Ball 1.
Friday’s drawing is the eighth-largest jackpot because the sport started in 2002, in line with the discharge. Seven billion-dollar jackpots have been awarded prior to now; the latest was the $1.269 billion prize received in California in Dec. 2024.
In Tuesday’s drawing, there have been 809,030 profitable tickets throughout all prizes, for a complete of greater than $27.9 million in winnings nationwide. Three tickets matched the 5 white balls to win the second-highest prize of $1 million. One ticket offered in Arizona had the 5X multiplier for a $5-million prize. Two different tickets, offered in Iowa and New York, had the 3X multiplier for the $3-million prize.
Twenty-seven tickets matched 4 white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the sport’s third-highest prize.
4 Mega Thousands and thousands jackpots have been received earlier this yr, and Friday’s drawing would be the fortieth because the final win in June.
The percentages of profitable the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336. The percentages of profitable any Mega Thousands and thousands prize are 1 in 23.
