Since mid-April, the Mega Millions jackpot has been steadily increasing, with no winning tickets sold. This trend continued with Friday night’s drawing, making it the 31st consecutive drawing without a winner. Now, the potential prize waiting to be claimed has reached a staggering amount that could be a historic moment for Mega Millions. CNN reports that Tuesday night’s drawing could potentially set a new record with an estimated top prize of $1.55 billion, according to a Mega Millions announcement.
To put this into perspective, the current biggest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.537 billion, won in October 2018 in South Carolina. The largest lottery jackpot ever in the US was a whopping $2.04 billion, won in a Powerball drawing in California last year. If a single ticket manages to win Tuesday’s jackpot, the winner would be looking at a lump-sum cash payment of $757.2 million. However, the odds of this happening are a staggering 1 in 302.6 million, as reported by Fox Business.
If you participated in Friday night’s drawing, it may be worth checking your tickets, as CNN mentions that there were multiple winners who won millions. The winning numbers for Friday’s drawing were 11-30-45-52-56, with a Mega Ball number of 20. (Read more Mega Millions stories.)
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Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/05/us/mega-millions-possible-record-largest-jackpot/index.html) & [Mega Millions release](https://www.megamillions.com/News/2023/A-Potential-Record-Mega-Millions%C2%AE-Jackpot-Set-for.aspx)
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