The Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Tuesday night has grown to $800 million after no jackpot winner on Friday night.
The jackpot total is the seventh largest in game history. Only the game’s six jackpots of $1 billion or more have been higher.
The six numbers drawn Friday night – white balls 6, 23, 41, 59 and 63, plus the gold Mega Ball 25 –
The jackpot was last won at $552 million in Illinois on June 4.
In the 27 drawings since then, there have been 57 second-tier prizes of $1 million or more won in 25 different states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
Six of those winning tickets were sold for the Sept. 6 drawing alone including a winner in Ohio, California, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire and Texas.
Mega Millions lottery tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Tickets are $2 each; in most jurisdictions, players can add the Megaplier for an additional $1 to multiply their non-jackpot prizes.
Drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Crystal Graham
