Key takeaways:
- The Mega Millions jackpot has now reached a historic $1.55 billion, making it the second-largest jackpot in the game’s history and the fourth-largest in U.S. lottery history.
- The winning numbers for the second-largest jackpot in the game’s history were 11-30-45-52-56 with a Mega Ball of 20.
- If the estimate is correct, the top prize will beat the previous record of $1.537 billion that was won by someone who bought a ticket in South Carolina in 2018.
No one won Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot, sending the estimated prize to a historic $1.55 billion. The winning numbers for the second-largest jackpot in the game’s history were 11-30-45-52-56 with a Mega Ball of 20.
The jackpot jumped by about $25 million after there were no winning tickets in Tuesday’s $1.1 billion pot of gold. If the estimate is correct, the top prize will beat the previous record of $1.537 billion that was won by someone who bought a ticket in South Carolina in 2018.
A single winning ticket for Friday’s jackpot would have had the choice of taking an estimated lump sum payment of $659.5 million before taxes, or going with the annuity option. The last time the jackpot was won was in a drawing on April 18.
Along with being the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, it also marks the fourth-largest in U.S. lottery history. The suspense and tearing of tickets continues as the jackpot rolls over each time there is a drawing and the jackpot is not won.
The Mega Millions jackpot has now reached a historic $1.55 billion, making it the second-largest jackpot in the game’s history and the fourth-largest in U.S. lottery history. With no winning ticket in Friday’s drawing, the suspense and excitement of the lottery continues.
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