Because there were no winners identified in the drawing that took place on Tuesday night, the Mega Millions jackpot has increased to a staggering $977 million.
At eleven o’clock on Friday night, the next drawing will take place.
Mega Millions Drawings Without a Jackpot Winner
During the evening on Saturday, the following numbers were drawn: 24, 46, 49, 62, and 66, as well as the gold Mega Ball 7.
There has not been a single person who has won the jackpot in any of the 29 consecutive drawings. It was on December 8 when the last jackpot was won.
A one-time lump sum payment or an instant payment followed by 29 annual payments might be made available to the winner of the jackpot prize, which has a monetary value of $467 million.
In accordance with Mega Millions, the probability of winning the jackpot is one in 302,575,350.
There are 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States Virgin Islands that participate in the Mega Millions lottery. For a single performance, tickets cost $2.
On August 8, 2023, a prize worth $1.6 billion was won, making it the highest jackpot payout ever won in the history of the Mega Millions lottery.
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New York Leads in Mega Millions Jackpot Winners
Meanwhile, The state with the most Mega Millions jackpot winners is New York, where 42 winning tickets were sold. California came in second with thirty-six in-state winning tickets.
States with higher population densities tend to sell more Mega Millions jackpot-winning tickets.
It is only in New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, and Maryland that more than ten winning tickets have been sold.
No Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket has yet to be sold in 18 states or the Virgin Islands.
Pennsylvania is the state with the highest number of Powerball jackpot winning tickets sold (18). Florida comes next, selling 16 winning tickets in the state of sunshine.
More than ten tickets winning the Powerball jackpot have been sold in California, New York, Indiana, New Jersey, Missouri, and Louisiana.
Five Powerball-playing states/jurisdictions—Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, the Virgin Islands, and Washington—have yet to sell a winning ticket.
Grocery stores, convenience stores, and gas stations are the physical locations where tickets can be bought. Lottery tickets may also be sold at certain airport terminals.
In addition, you can purchase tickets online in the following US states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
Using your phone or home computer, you may use the Jackpocket app to choose your lottery game and numbers, place an order, view your ticket, and pick up your winnings.
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