Mega Millions lottery jackpot at $1.35B, second largest

The Mega Millions jackpot ballooned to an estimated $1.35 billion after the Tuesday evening drawing resulted in no ticket matching all six numbers.

The Mega Millions jackpot is a whopping $1.35 billion for Friday's drawing and is the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot and the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.

The jackpot comes with a cash option of $659.5 million.

The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 45, 30, 52, 56, and 11 with a Mega ball of 20. The Megaplier was 2X.

Friday's drawing is the 31st. run without a winner. The last winner on April 18 for $20 million.

No one matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Tuesday, Aug. 1, $1.10 billion jackpots

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Last month, one winning ticket was sold at a mini-market in downtown Los Angeles for Powerball's $1.08 billion jackpot. After it was determined there was a winner, officials said it might take months for the ticket holder or holders to be identified publicly.

The largest U.S. jackpot was a $2.04 billion Powerball prize won in November 2022.

MEGA MILLIONS NOW AT $1.05 BILLION AFTER NO WINNER FRIDAY

The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.6 million.

Mega Millions tickets are $2 each, and players have the option to add the Megaplier for an additional $1 for the chance to multiply non-jackpot prizes.

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Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday.

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