Mega Millions lottery jackpot now potentially the largest in history
The jackpot is an estimated $1.55 billion
The owner of a mini market in Los Angeles, California is smiling ear to ear after learning his store sold the winning $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot ticket. (FOX 11)
The Mega Millions jackpot is now on track to be the largest in Mega Millions U.S. history after no winner took home the top prize on Friday.
The jackpot skyrocketed to an estimated $1.55 billion surpassing the previous record of $1.537 billion won in South Carolina on October 23, 2018, according to megamillions.com.
The new jackpot comes with an estamated cash option of $757.2 million.
The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 45, 30, 52, 56, and 11 with a Mega ball of 20. The Megaplier was 2X.
In this photo illustration, Mega Millions lottery tickets are displayed on August 1, 2023, in San Anselmo, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Friday's drawing was the 31st run without a winner. The last winner was on April 18 for $20 million.
POWERBALL PLAYER IN CALIFORNIA HITS $1.08 BILLION JACKPOT, LARGEST EVER
Last month, one winning ticket was sold at a mini-market in downtown Los Angeles for Powerball's $1.08 billion jackpot. After it was determined there was a winner, officials said it might take months for the ticket holder or holders to be identified publicly.
The largest U.S. jackpot was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize won in November 2022.
A person plays Mega Millions lottery at a store in San Mateo, California, United States on January 12, 2023. Today's Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.35 billion as its 4th.largest in history. ((Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
MEGA MILLIONS NOW AT $1.05 BILLION AFTER NO WINNER FRIDAY
Mega Millions jackpot wins in 2023:
- $1.35 billion — Jan. 13; Maine.
- $20 million — Jan. 17; New York.
- $31 million — Jan. 24; Massachusetts.
- $31 million — Jan. 31; Massachusetts.
- $483 million — April 14; New York.
- $20 million — April 18; New York.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.6 million.
A cashier prints out a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Chino Hills, California, July 28, 2022. (Photo by RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Mega Millions tickets are $2 each, and players have the option to add the Megaplier for an additional $1 for the chance to multiply non-jackpot prizes.
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Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday.