The numbers drawn late Tuesday evening US time had been: 7, 13, 14, 15, 18 and gold Mega Ball 9.
The new jackpot drawing on Friday evening can be one other milestone within the recreation, Mega Millions stated in a press release early Wednesday.
“Now at ($1.95 billion), the Mega Millions jackpot is moving up and making history as the second highest Mega Millions jackpot ever,” Pat McDonald, Ohio lottery director and lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, stated within the assertion.
The solely Mega Millions jackpot bigger than Friday’s prize is the $2.21 billion gained in South Carolina in 2018, Mega Millions stated.
The largest jackpot within the US up to now was a $2.95 billion Powerball gained by a single ticket in California in November.
The estimated $1.95 billion jackpot within the subsequent drawing would solely be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners choose to take a money payout, which for Friday evening’s drawing is an estimated $1.02 billion.
There have been 25 drawings over three months for the reason that final time a participant matched all six numbers and claimed the jackpot.
Despite the sport’s lengthy odds of 1 in 302.6 million, gamers proceed to buy tickets as the dimensions of the grand prize grows.
Mega Millions is performed in 45 US states in addition to in Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.
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