The owner of Las Palmitas Mini Market, Navor Herrera, received a $1M check during a press conference with Powerball officials on Thursday morning. (FOX 11)
The Mega Millions’ jackpot prize is now an estimated $820 million after no ticket matched all numbers.
The prize is the fifth-largest in game history, according to Mega Millions, with an estimated cash value of $422 million.
The numbers drawn Friday night were 57, 47, 50, 29 and 40 with a Mega ball of 25. The multiplier was 2X.
Despite no one taking home the grand price eight lucky players matched five white balls in California, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina and New Jersey taking home the $1 million prize.
Mega Millions Lottery ticket are displayed in a store in New York City. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid / Reuters Photos)
On July 29, 2022, approximately one year ago the jackpot reached a similar amount and was claimed at $1.337 billion according to MegaMillions.com
If a player wins Tuesday’s jackpot, it would be the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot won this year. A Maine player won the $1.338 billion jackpot in January.
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The last Mega Millions jackpot-winning ticket was sold on April 14, matching all six numbers to win the grand prize of $483 million or a lump-sum prize of $256.9 million. Since April, the jackpot has continued to rise.
The odds of hitting the grand prize jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Mega Million cards are displayed at the Fuel On Convenience store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ((AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) / AP Newsroom)
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List of the 2023 Mega Millions jackpot wins:
- $1.35 billion — Jan. 13; Maine.
- $20 million — Jan. 17; New York.
- $31 million — Jan. 24; Massachusetts.
- $31 million — Jan. 31; Massachusetts.
- $483 million — April 14; New York.
- $20 million — April 18; New York.
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Powerball tickets cost $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deadline for purchasing a ticket is 9:45 p.m. on draw nights.
