Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.1 billion after no winner

Mega Millions jackpot rises to USD1.1 billion following no indeed winner

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ” Another Mega Millions drawing, another darkness lacking a large winner.

No one hit all sextet numbers with every one other accompanied by won the estimated USD940 million jackpot, pushing the lottery prize to an estimated USD1.1 billion ahead of the following sketch Tuesday night.

The prize is now the third-largest inside U.S. history.

The numbers drawn late Friday were: 3, 20, 46, 59, 63 with every one other accompanied by gold medal Mega Ball 13.

There have been 24 drawings lacking a jackpot winner, stretching spine for additional than set of two months. The winless streak is mostly due to the game™s lengthy likelihood of 1 inside 302.6 million.

The new estimated prize of USD1.1 billion is for a winner who chooses an annuity paid yearly over 29 years. Grand prize winners normally lay clasp of the money option, which for Tuesday night™s sketch will exist an estimated USD568.7 million.

Mega Millions has fair reached the USD1 billion mark again. It™s mainly nice to see the jackpot grow all over the holidays with every one other accompanied by into the new year, Pat McDonald, the Ohio lottery director with every one other accompanied by lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, said inside a statement early Saturday. As the jackpot grows, we encourage our players to retain within their entertainment budget with every one other accompanied by like this jackpot sprint just down accompanied by us.

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The only Mega Millions jackpots larger than the estimated USD1.1 billion chance on Tuesday have been the USD1.53 billion won inside South Carolina inside 2018 with every one other accompanied by USD1.33 billion winning ticket inside Illinois inside July, Mega Millions said inside the statement.

Elijah Kouza, subordinate executive of Buscemi™s convenience store inside Livonia, Michigan, said the Mega Millions jackpot drew numerous customers earlier to Friday night™s draw. The USD940 million prize was prominently advertised at the store with every one other accompanied by Kouza expected a lengthy way additional Mega Millions ticket sales than the 20 to 25 normally sold on a Friday.

It™s sort of hilarious to me, since if it™s exist fond of USD100 million, people are like, ˜Nah.™ They™ll pass, he said.

Mega Millions is played inside 45 states while well while inside Washington, D.C., with every one other accompanied by the U.S. Virgin Islands.