Mega Millions jackpot reaches a whopping $720 million
Eight players across the country won the game's second-tier prize of $1 million
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 $369.6 million.
The numbers drawn Tuesday night were 19, 22, 31, 37 and 54 with a Mega ball of 18. The multiplier was 4x.
Eight tickets sold in California, Florida, Maryland, New York, Ohio and Rhode Island matched all five white balls to win the second-tier prize of $1 million.
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A man holds Mega Millions' lottery tickets on July 29, 2022, in New York City. (John Smith/VIEWpress / Getty Images)
One of the tickets, sold in Maryland, included the optional Megaplier, which is available in most states for an extra $1. With the 4X Megaplier drawn Tuesday night, that ticket is worth $4 million.
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.
The odds of hitting the grand prize jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
"Mega Millions" lottery tickets are pictured on a counter. The prize soared to $640 million for Tuesday, July 18. (Reuters/Mike Segar / Reuters Photos)
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.
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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.