CHECK YOUR TICKETS! The numbers for the enormous first Mega Millions jackpot of 2023 were drawn Tuesday.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The numbers for the enormous first
jackpot of 2023 were drawn Tuesday, though it was not immediately clear whether anyone had won the $785 million jackpot.Mega Millions officials usually take hours before announcing whether or not there is a winner in each draw.history and has grown so large because no one has matched all six of the game’s numbers for more than two months. There have been 22 straight drawings without a big winner, allowing the prize to roll over and become ever-larger.
A person buys a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a store on July 29, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia. - The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions is now $1.1 billion, the second-largest jackpot in game history. (Photo by OLIThe jackpot-winning drought isn’t surprising given the daunting odds of one in 302.6 million of winning the top prize.
The $785 million jackpot is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity over 29 years. Nearly all winners opt for a cash payout, which for Tuesday night’s drawing would be an estimated $395 million. The jackpot is the largest since someone in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball prize on Nov. 8. There still has not been an announced winner of that jackpot.Related stories:The odds of winning the Powerball, or the lottery in general, are astronomical. But that didn't stop millions of Americans from dreaming of becoming a billionaire and buying tickets. A $2 lottery ticket could get you more than $1.5 billion, the largest jackpot in U.S. history.
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