Mega Thousands and thousands ticketholders hoping to win the billion-dollar jackpot are in for a Blue Christmas.
Nobody matched all six numbers throughout Tuesday’s drawing because the lottery’s grand prize surged to $1.15 billion — the fifth-largest prize within the sport’s historical past.
Tuesday’s profitable numbers have been 11, 14, 38, 45, 46, and Mega Ball 3.
4 gamers in California, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming matched 5 white balls for $1 million, however missed the coveted gold ball to seize the highest prize on Christmas Eve.
In response to the lottery, greater than 4.2 million ticketholders gained prizes throughout the drawing.
“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Lead director for the Mega Thousands and thousands Consortium Joshua Johnston mentioned.
“I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the holidays – whether Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, or any other way people choose to celebrate the season – than by helping fulfill the dreams that come with a prize like this and prizes that will be won at all levels of the game.”
Jackpot hopefuls even have the possibility to win an estimated $516.1 million money prize forward of the following drawing on Friday.
The staggering jackpot has grown since a fortunate Texas winner gained a mind-boggling $810 million prize in September.
Earlier than Tuesday evening’s drawing, Queens Deli employee Patel estimated he offered greater than 100 tickets on Christmas Eve.
“It’s a lot — it’s very busy,” the 22-year-old, who’s part-time at Forest Deli in Ridgewood, informed The Submit.
“They want to win a billion dollars, of course. They are saying, like, ‘I’m going to give it to the charity,’ and ‘give it to you,’ also. I’m excited also for my customers. If my customer wins, I’m happy.”
A winner on Friday will mark the seventh within the sport’s historical past when a jackpot of over $1 billion has been gained.
The earlier winners have been in South Carolina in Oct. 2018 ($1.537 billion), Michigan in Jan. 2021 ($1.050 billion), Illinois in July 2022 ($1.337 billion), Maine in Jan. 2023 ($1.348 billion), Florida in Aug. 2023 ($1.602 billion), and most lately in New Jersey in March 2024 ($1.128 billion).
It took the New Jersey winner 9 months to come back ahead and declare the now sixth-largest jackpot in Mega Thousands and thousands historical past.
The unidentified victor — who will stay nameless — submitted the golden ticket value $1.128 billion to start out the gathering course of, NBC New York reported on Monday.
Tickets to play Mega Thousands and thousands value $2 with drawings at 11 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia.
The probabilities of taking house the $1 billion sum stand at one in 302,575,350.
