The Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb to impressive heights, reaching an estimated $792 million after Tuesday night’s drawing failed to produce a grand prize winner. The winning numbers for this draw were 2, 16, 31, 57, and 64, with a Mega ball of 24 and a Megaplier of 3X.
Although there was no jackpot winner, two lucky players in Massachusetts and North Carolina managed to match all five white balls to win the second-tier prize of $1 million each. The next drawing is scheduled for Friday, with a cash option of $381.8 million available for the grand prize winner.
Typically, winners opt for the cash prize rather than the annuity option, which involves one immediate payment followed by 29 annual installments. The odds of winning the grand prize stand at a staggering 1 in 302,575,350.
The previous Mega Millions jackpot was won on December 8th, with two winners in California splitting the $395 million prize. The largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, a whopping $1.602 billion, was won in Florida on August 8, 2023.
With the current jackpot of $792 million now ranking as the sixth-largest prize ever offered by the Mega Millions game, excitement and anticipation are building as lottery players across the country try their luck for a chance to become an overnight multimillionaire. Stay tuned for the next drawing to see if anyone will be lucky enough to claim this massive jackpot.
