Las Palmitas Mini Market owner Navor Herrera received a check for $1 million during a news conference with Powerball officials Thursday morning. (FOX 11)
The Mega Millions jackpot prize is now an estimated $820 million after no ticket matched all the numbers.
The prize is the fifth highest in the game’s history, according to Mega Millions, and has an estimated cash value of $422 million.
The numbers drawn on Friday night were 57, 47, 50, 29 and 40 with a Megaball of 25. The multiplier was 2X.
Although no one took home the grand prize, eight lucky players in California, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina and New Jersey hit five white balls to win the $1 million prize.
Mega Millions lottery tickets are displayed at a store in New York City. (Portal/Brendan McDermid / Portal Photos)
On July 29, 2022, about a year ago, the jackpot reached a similar amount, coming in at $1.337 billion according to MegaMillions.com
If a player wins the jackpot on Tuesday, it would be the second largest Mega Millions jackpot won this year. A Maine player won the $1.338 billion jackpot in January.
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The last Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket was sold on April 14th and contained all six correct numbers to win the top prize of $483 million or a flat prize of $256.9 million. The jackpot has continued to rise since April.
The probability of hitting the grand prize jackpot is 1 in 292.2 million.
Mega Million cards are issued at the Fuel On convenience store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ((AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) / AP Newsroom)
CALIFORNIA POWERBALL PLAYER WINS $1.08 BILLION JACKPOT, BIGGEST JACKPOT EVER
List of Mega Millions Jackpot Wins 2023:
- $1.35 billion – January 13; Maine.
- $20 million – January 17; New York.
- $31 million – January 24; Massachusetts.
- $31 million – January 31; Massachusetts.
- $483 million – April 14; New York.
- $20 million – April 18; New York.
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Powerball tickets are $2 per game. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The deadline for purchasing tickets is 9:45 p.m. on draw evenings.