The Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot is estimated to high out at $1.28 billion by Friday night time's drawing. The $747.2 million money worth — earlier than taxes —can be the second largest prize within the sport's historical past, in response to Mega Thousands and thousands.
The sport's largest jackpot ever was $1.537 billion in 2018, with the successful ticket offered in South Carolina. The subsequent greatest Mega Thousands and thousands prize was $1.05 billion in 2021, with one successful ticket offered in Michigan.
The present jackpot can also be the third largest prize in U.S. lottery historical past, behind a Powerball drawing in 2016 that reached $1.586 billion, with winners in California, Florida and Tennessee.
The final Mega Thousands and thousands drawing was Tuesday, and the successful numbers had been 7-29-60-63-66 with a Mega Ball of 15. Whereas nobody received the grand prize, 9 tickets received a minimum of $1 million, Mega Thousands and thousands stated.
The final time somebody received the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot was on April 15. And over the previous few weeks, because the prize grew bigger and bigger, folks throughout the U.S. rushed to purchase tickets, hoping to assert the prize.
Friday's drawing will happen at 11 p.m. ET.
The percentages of successful the jackpot are 1 in 303 million, whereas the chances of successful any prize are 1 in 24, in response to Mega Thousands and thousands.