Mega Tens of millions ticketholders hoping to win the billion-dollar jackpot are in for a Blue Christmas.
Nobody matched all six numbers throughout Tuesday’s drawing because the lottery’s grand prize surged to $1.15 billion — the fifth-largest prize within the sport’s historical past.
Tuesday’s profitable numbers had been 11, 14, 38, 45, 46, and Mega Ball 3.
4 gamers in California, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming matched 5 white balls for $1 million, however missed the coveted gold ball to seize the highest prize on Christmas Eve.
In keeping with the lottery, greater than 4.2 million ticketholders gained prizes through the drawing.
“We all know that many individuals will probably obtain tickets to Friday’s drawing as vacation presents, and what a present that will change into if you happen to ended up with a ticket value a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Lead director for the Mega Tens of millions Consortium Joshua Johnston mentioned.
“I can’t consider a greater technique to have a good time the vacations – whether or not Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, or another method individuals select to have a good time the season – than by serving to fulfill the goals that include a prize like this and prizes that can be gained in any respect ranges of the sport.”
Jackpot hopefuls even have the possibility to win an estimated $516.1 million money prize forward of the subsequent drawing on Friday.
The staggering jackpot has grown since a fortunate Texas winner gained a mind-boggling $810 million prize in September.
Earlier than Tuesday evening’s drawing, Queens Deli employee Patel estimated he offered greater than 100 tickets on Christmas Eve.
“It’s so much — it’s very busy,” the 22-year-old, who’s part-time at Forest Deli in Ridgewood, instructed The Submit.
“They need to win a billion {dollars}, in fact. They’re saying, like, ‘I’m going to offer it to the charity,’ and ‘give it to you,’ additionally. I’m excited additionally for my prospects. If my buyer wins, I’m pleased.”
A winner on Friday will mark the seventh within the sport’s historical past when a jackpot of over $1 billion has been gained.
The earlier winners had been in South Carolina in Oct. 2018 ($1.537 billion), Michigan in Jan. 2021 ($1.050 billion), Illinois in July 2022 ($1.337 billion), Maine in Jan. 2023 ($1.348 billion), Florida in Aug. 2023 ($1.602 billion), and most not too long ago in New Jersey in March 2024 ($1.128 billion).
It took the New Jersey winner 9 months to come back ahead and declare the now sixth-largest jackpot in Mega Tens of millions historical past.
The unidentified victor — who will stay nameless — submitted the golden ticket value $1.128 billion to start out the gathering course of, NBC New York reported on Monday.
Tickets to play Mega Tens of millions price $2 with drawings at 11 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia.
The possibilities of taking house the $1 billion sum stand at one in 302,575,350.
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