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No tickets match all six numbers last Friday, which means that the next chance for a lucky winner to take home the prize is Tuesday, according to a press release from Mega Millions.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350 in the 45 states where it is played, plus Washington and the US Virgin Islands, Mega Millions says on its website.
The highest amount won by a Mega Millions ticket was $ 1.537 billion in October 2018. This is the first time since the jackpot has exceeded $ 600 million.
January is a big month for Mega Millions winners – 16 jackpots have been awarded during the month of January since the lottery game started in 2002, according to the Mega Millions website. This includes two of the top 10 Mega Millions prizes – $ 451 million on January 5, 2018 and $ 437 million on January 1, 2019.
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