ST. LOUIS (AP) \u2014 Mega Millions has upped the ante by another $100 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lack of a jackpot winner in the lottery game\u2019s latest drawing on Friday night sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The numbers drawn late Friday were: 29, 40, 47, 50, 57 and gold Mega Ball 25. No tickets were sold hitting all those numbers for the estimated grand prize of $720 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The estimated $820 million in the next drawing on Tuesday night would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners opt to take a cash payout, which for Tuesdays drawing is an estimated $422 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The potential jackpot is the fifth largest in the history of the game, Mega Millions said in a statement early Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the game\u2019s long odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to purchase tickets as the size of the grand prize grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The last time a Mega Millions player hit the top prize was April 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Friday\u2019s drawing resulted in eight tickets matching five white balls for a $1 million prize. Two each were sold in Florida, New Jersey and North Carolina, with one in California and another in Michigan, Mega Millions said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Powerball jackpot also was approaching near-record levels before a tiny neighborhood store in downtown Los Angeles sold the winning ticket for Wednesday\u2019s drawing, worth an estimated\u00a0$1.08 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mega Millions is\u00a0played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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