No Friday winner, Tuesday Mega Millions rises to $800M
Updated September 6, 2024 - 9:56 pm
The Mega Millions jackpot eluded all ticket buyers on Friday.
Friday’s winning numbers were 6-23-41-59-63 and a Mega ball of 25.The top prize was worth $740 million (annuity). The cash value is $371.6 million.
The Tuesday evening jackpot will now be an estimated $800 million, $401.8 million for all case, before taxes.
The odds of winning the top prize is 1 in about 302 million, according to multiple lottery websites.
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.
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1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket, from California)
3. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket, from Florida)
4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
6. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket from Maine)
7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
8. $1.3 billion, Powerball, April 6, 2024 (one ticket from Oregon)
9. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023 (one ticket, from California)
10. $842.4 million Powerball, Jan. 1, 2024 (one ticket, from Michigan)