Mega Millions jackpot reaches staggering $720M, fifth largest

The Mega Millions’ jackpot is now at $720 million after there were no winners in the Tuesday night drawing. 

The prize is the fifth-largest in game history, according to Mega Millions, with an estimated cash value of $370 million.

The numbers drawn Tuesday night were 57, 47, 50, 29 and 40 with a Mega ball of 25. The multiplier was 2X.

If a player wins Friday’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.

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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.

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.