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Got your ticket? Mega Millions jackpot grows to estimated $800 million

Crystal Graham
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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

Crystal Graham

A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]

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