LANSING, MI – The Mega Millions jackpot is worth nearly half of $1 billion as there was no winner of the $33 million jackpot for the drawing held on Friday, July 20.
That means the jackpot for Tuesday, July 24 will be worth $493 million with a cash option of $296 million. The $493 million jackpot will be the fifth largest in the history of Mega Millions.
NATIONWIDE -- The Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb.
Mega Millions jackpot surges to $493 million
Cash option worth $296 million
Next drawing set for Tuesday night
No on matched all six numbers in Friday night's drawing, causing the jackpot to surge to $493 million.
The winning numbers were 1, 14, 30, 44, 62 with a Mega Ball of 1.
The next drawing is set for Tuesday night.
If there is a winner, they have a cash option worth $296 million.
Tuesday's jackpot ranks as the fifth-largest in Mega Millions history.
The jackpot has rolled over 22 times since someone won Mega Millions on May 4.
The Mega Millions jackpot will rise to nearly $500million after Friday night's drawing didn't produce any winners.
At least $493million is expected to be on the line in next Tuesday's drawing, which is the fifth-largest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions.
Experts have said the total could surpass the half-billion mark with the predicted high demand for tickets.
The lottery drawing hasn't produced a winner in nearly three months, with the jackpot rolling over and growing 22 times since May 4.
No one came up with the winning numbers in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, which had a jackpot of $433million. The jackpot will rise to $493million in the next drawing on Tuesday
Nearly 45 million Mega Millions tickets were sold ahead of the latest drawing, which had a jackpot of $433million.
Friday night's winning numbers were 44-14-30-62-1 with a Mega Ball of 1.
No one secured the cash prize, but two tickets in Illinois and Pennsylvania won $1million each in the drawing.
Overall the odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are a discouraging one in 258.9 million.
The upcoming drawing on July 24 will have a $493million total or $296million cash payout.
If there's a winner, it will be the largest payout since the $533million jackpot won by a New Jersey resident in April.
Prior to that, another Mega Millions winner made history by taking home 451million.
The biggest Mega Millions jackpot on record was $656million, which was won by three tickets in 2012.
© Orlin Wagner/AP Photo Mega Millions forms await customers at a convenience store in Lawrence, Kansas.
How does nearly half a billion dollars sound?
That's the jackpot - $493 million actually - for the next Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday at 11 p.m.
No one matched all six numbers Friday night, although two people across the country matched the first five white balls for a sweet $1 million consolation.
A total of 47 tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball for $10,000 while five others won $20,000 with the 2x multiplier.
The winning numbers drawn Friday:
1-14-30-44-62 with a Mega Ball of 1
(multiplier 2x)
Friday night's jackpot was worth $433 million after rising $11 million earlier in the day Friday.
Tuesday's $493 million will rank as the fifth-largest Mega Millions jackpot of all-time and the 11th largest pot for any lottery game played in the U.S., including Powerball.
The cash option for Tuesday night's drawing will be $296 million, according to Mega Millions officials.
It's been a banner year so far with two major Mega Millions jackpots already being won.
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This year, 20-year-old Shane Missler of Port Richey won a $451 million prize on Jan. 5, while Richard Wahl of Vernon, N.J., won $533 million on March 30. In all, three Mega Millions jackpots have been awarded in 2018.
The highest jackpot ever in the game: On March 30, 2012, Mega Millions produced a $656 million jackpot, split three ways.
Mega Millions tickets cost $2 per play or toss in an extra dollar for the multiplier, which can be two times or up to five times the consolation winnings.
Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. Or just ask for a Quick Pick.
The next drawing takes place at 11 p.m. Tuesday.
The odds to match all six numbers: 1 in 302,575,350, which is tougher than hitting the Powerball, where odds are 1 in 292,201,338.
Mega Millions is played in 44 states.
