Mega Millions nears $1 billion: When is the next drawing?

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Who needs to be (practically) a billionaire?

After no one hit the fortunate string of numbers Friday night time, the jackpot for the Mega Hundreds of thousands lottery has soared to an estimated $900 million forward of Tuesday’s drawing.

No ticket matched all six numbers in Friday’s draw, which permits the prize to climb even increased. The successful numbers from Friday’s drawing have been 16‑21‑23‑48‑70, with Mega Ball 5.

The $900 million jackpot equates to a money worth of about $415.3 million if a winner opts for the lump sum relatively than the annuity. That’s, after all, earlier than any taxes are paid.

The general odds of successful any Mega Hundreds of thousands prize are 1 in 23, whereas the percentages of capturing the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.

Tuesday’s drawing marks the thirty eighth time because the $348 million jackpot was final gained in Virginia on June 27 that it has rolled over.

The nameless ticket holder from Burgess, Virginia, opted for a $155.6 million money payout and instructed lottery officers that they deliberate to purchase a zero-radius driving garden mower.

The $900 million prize stands because the eighth‑largest Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot because the sport started in 2002, and solely the third time it has climbed to at the least $900 million, because the present file jackpot of $1.602 billion was reached in August 2023.

That winner, who bought the ticket at a Publix grocery store in Neptune Seaside, Florida, got here ahead in September 2023. The prize was claimed by means of an LLC named Saltines Holdings, LLC, which opted for the lump‑sum money cost of roughly $794.25 million.

By claiming the prize by means of an LLC registered in Delaware, a state that allows nameless possession, the winner was capable of keep away from having their title publicly disclosed.

Florida regulation permits lottery winners to stay nameless briefly, however after 90 days, names are usually launched.

Tickets for Mega Hundreds of thousands price $5 every and may embrace a randomly assigned “multiplier” which may improve non‑jackpot winnings by 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x. The sport is obtainable in 45 U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.