Mega Millions Jackpot 'Soars' to History-Making $1.25 Billion After Another Week of No WinnersThe new jackpot is the fourth largest in Mega Millions history.

BySam Silverman

Key Takeaways

  • The numbers from Tuesday's drawing were 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and Mega Ball 12.
  • If someone draws the $1.25 billion winning numbers on Friday, they could take home $625.3 million in cash.

TheMega Millions Jackpotjust upped the ante after there was no grand prize winner for Tuesday night'sbillion-dollar drawing

The jackpot is now $1.25 billion, after no one pulled Tuesday's winning numbers – 8, 24, 30, 45, 61, and Mega Ball 12. It was the fourth-largest in Mega Millions history.

It's been 30 drawings since the last winner, Johnnie Taylor, 71, won $476 million in April, a New York state record, perNew York Lottery。没有一个赢家,彩票欺诈tinued to grow.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

The $1.25 billion jackpot drawing is Fridayat 11 p.m. The winner could take homea lump sum of $625.3 million cash or they can collect an annuity over 30 yearsaccording to aMega Millions press release

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images | Lottery tickets are seen at a store as Mega Millions jackpots grows $1 billion, in San Mateo, California, United States on July 31, 2023.

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"There's always an air of excitement around the country when Mega Millions jackpots soar," said Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin said, per the release. "The growing jackpot is a source of entertainment and winnings for players while generating important dollars for the good causes supported by each lottery."

Although no one has won the biggest prize, there were a total of 4,904,910 winning tickets across all prize tiers from the August 1 drawing.

The state of Texas had one $4 million winner. Additionally, two people won $1 million in California. Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and Wisconsin each had a $1 million winner.

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自4月份以来,已经有3130万年的赢家across all prize levels ranging from $2 million to $5 million.

To date, the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was $1.537 billion sold in South Carolina in 2018, perCNN
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Sam Silverman is a content strategy editor at Entrepreneur Media. She specializes in search engine optimization (SEO), and her work can be found inThe US Sun,Nicki Swift,In Touch Weekly,Life & StyleandHealth。She writes for our news team with a focus on investigating scandals. Her coverage and expertise span from business news, entrepreneurship, technology, and true crime, to the latest in entertainment and TV news. Sam is a graduate of Lehigh University and currently resides in NYC.

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