The Mega Million jackpot now stands at $680 million after no winners were selected in Tuesday night’s drawing.
The next drawing is Friday night at 11 pm.
While no one won the grand prize, one person in Illinois won $3 million for matching all the white balls. The numbers drawn on Saturday night were: 2, 18, 27, 34 and 59, plus the golden Mega Ball 18.
There have been 33 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The latest jackpot of $348 million was last won on June 27 in Virginia.
The current jackpot has a cash value of $318.2 million, which can be offered as a single payment or an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.
In this Aug. 8, 2023 file photo, a person plays the lottery at a 7-eleven store in Redwood City, California.
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The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336, according to Mega Millions.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $5 for a play.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was a $1.6 billion prize won on August 8, 2023. The $680 million jackpot would be the ninth largest in Mega Millions history.
