Mega Millions jackpot surges to $900 million after no winners selected Friday
(ABC NEWS) — The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to an estimated $900 million, the eighth largest jackpot in the history of the game, after no winners were selected Friday.
The next drawing is scheduled for Tuesday night.
The winning numbers on Friday were: 16, 21, 23, 48, 70 and gold Mega Ball 5.
The jackpot was last won in Virginia on June 27, according to Mega Millions. The prize has an estimated cash value of $415.3 million.
The previous record of 37 drawings was set Jan. 22, 2021, when a $1.050 billion jackpot was won in Michigan, officials said.
Before the June 27 Virginia jackpot win at $348 million, other jackpots awarded this year were in Ohio, with $112 million won on April 18; Illinois, with $349 million won on March 25; and Arizona, where $112 million was won on Jan. 17.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336, according to Mega Millions.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $5 for one play and the largest Mega Millions jackpot prize ever won was a $1.6 billion prize won on Aug. 8, 2023.
