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Feeling lucky? Daydreaming about luxurious vacations? A new sports car?
No one hit all six numbers in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to a staggering $900 million — the 15th-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
There were also no tickets matching five numbers without the Mega Ball, the Mega Millions Consortium, which runs the game, confirmed.
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The winning numbers from Friday were 16, 21, 23, 48, 70, with the Mega Ball 5. At the time, the jackpot was estimated at $843 million.
Friday’s drawing marked the 38th since a ticket last matched all six numbers. The odds of hitting all five numbers plus the Mega Ball are 1 in 290,472,336, while the overall chance of winning any prize is 1 in 23.
If someone wins Tuesday, it would be the eighth-largest jackpot in Mega Ball history. The game, which began in 1996 as The Big Game, was renamed Mega Ball in 2002.
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Six Powerball jackpots have been larger, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which oversees the Powerball game.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
–City News contributed to this report
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