There was no jackpot winner in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, which means the top prize will rise to an estimated $785 million dollars on Tuesday night.
The grand prize is now the third-largest in U.S. history after 24 straight drawings without a winner, which has allowed the prize to repeatedly roll over.
A New York ticketholder matched all six numbers to win Mega Millions $476 million jackpot on Friday night — the 13th largest prize in the lottery's history.
“We’re feeling very happy. We’re excited, and hopefully we sell more winning tickets,” Deepak Parek, a 42-year-old clerk at Liberty Beer & Convenience in Ozone Park, said on Saturday.
Johnnie Taylor, a 71-year-old retired handyman from Howard Beach, cashed in on the larges Mega Million jackpots in the game's history, New York State Lottery officials announced on Monday.
Jason Kurland targeted jackpot-winning clients starting in 2018, clinching a $1.5 billion Mega Millions winner, a $245 million Powerball winner and a $150 million jackpot winner.
A Massachusetts man whose winning $3 million lottery ticket was stolen by the store clerk who sold it to him says he wishes "the best" for the accused cashier on Friday, as officials finally awarded him his massive payout.
The estimated combined jackpots of the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries have breached the $1 billion-mark pre-tax ahead of Friday’s drawing for the latter.
The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $910 million after Tuesday night’s drawing produced no big winners, extending a stretch of bad luck dating back to April.