NEW YORK (WABC) — The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped to an estimated $875 million jackpot ($413.5 million cash) for next Tuesday’s drawing.
Friday’s numbers were: 50-13-66-51-25 Mega Ball: 6
If won, it would be the sixth largest jackpot since the game began in 2002.
Watch Mega Millions drawings every Tuesday and Friday night at 10:59 p.m. ET right here
The Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling since it was last won with two tickets in California on December 8.
March has been a very good month for Mega Millions jackpot winners. Since the game began in May 2002, 21 jackpots have been won during March, including two exceeding $500 million.
A $656 million prize on March 30, 2012, was shared by winning tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland; that was a world record for a jackpot game at the time.
A New Jersey player celebrated a $533 million win on March 30, 2018.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
The Powerball jackpot has also risen to more than a half-billion dollars.
Top Mega Millions Jackpots
1. $1.602 billion, August 8, 2023 (one ticket in Florida)
2. $1.537 billion, October 23, 2018 (one ticket in South Carolina)
3. $1.348 billion, January 13, 2023 (one ticket in Maine)
4. $1.337 billion, July 29, 2022 (one ticket in Illinois)
5. $1.050 billion, January 22, 2021 (one ticket in Michigan)
6. $656 million, March 30, 2012, (three tickets in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland)
7. $648 million, December 17, 2013 (two tickets sold in California, Georgia)
Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:
1. $2.040 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (one ticket: California)
2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket: California)
3. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket: Florida)
4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets: California, Florida and Tennessee)
5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket: South Carolina)
6. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket: Maine)
7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket: Illinois)
8. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July, 19, 2023 (one ticket: California)
9. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket: Michigan)
10.$842.4 million Powerball, Jan. 1, 2024 (one ticket, from Michigan)
Powerball drawings are also streamed here on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
Mega Millions drawings are streamed on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.
Sources: AP archives, www.megamillions.com and www.powerball.com
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