{"id":33107,"date":"2024-03-23T14:24:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T08:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/mega-millions-jackpot-grows-to-1-1b-after-nobody-wins-grand-prize\/"},"modified":"2024-03-23T14:24:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T08:54:21","slug":"mega-millions-jackpot-grows-to-1-1b-after-nobody-wins-grand-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/mega-millions-jackpot-grows-to-1-1b-after-nobody-wins-grand-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Mega Millions jackpot grows to $1.1B after nobody wins grand prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Mega Millions jackpot<\/u> rose to an estimated $1.1 billion after no tickets matched the winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing.<\/p>\n

The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 3, 8, 31, 35 and 44 with a Mega ball of 16. The Megaplier was 3X.<\/p>\n

While nobody won the estimated $977 million jackpot Friday night, five players \u2014 in California, Florida, Illinois, Nebraska and Texas \u2014 matched all five white balls to win $1 million and one player in Virginia matched all five white balls and the Megaplier to win $3 million.<\/p>\n

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT NOW SITS AT $977M AFTER NO TICKETS MATCH WINNING NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The winning numbers drawn Friday night were 3, 8, 31, 35 and 44 with a Mega ball of 16. The Megaplier was 3X.<\/span> (Tayfun Coskun\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The next Mega Millions drawing will be held on Tuesday when players will attempt to win the estimated $1.1 billion grand prize, which carries a cash option of $525.8 million. Winners typically select the cash prize over the Mega Millions annuity paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.<\/p>\n

The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the game.<\/p>\n

The Mega Millions jackpot was last won on Dec. 8, when two winners in California matched all six numbers to take home the $395 million prize.<\/u><\/p>\n

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT REACHES $875M AFTER NOBODY WINS GRAND PRIZE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 302,575,350.<\/span> (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The record $1.602 billion jackpot was won in Florida on Aug. 8, 2023. That prize is the world\u2019s largest lottery ever won on a single ticket.<\/p>\n

The current $1.1 billion jackpot is the fifth-largest prize ever offered by the game.<\/p>\n

Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deadline for purchasing a ticket<\/u> is 9:45 p.m. on draw nights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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