Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to Around $ 367 Million

The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever offered during the month of May is waiting for Tuesday, May 21 – approximately $ 367 million.

The jackpot comes after no tickets match the six numbers drawn on May 17: the white balls 5, 17, 28, 32 and 63, plus the Mega Ball 11 gold.

May marks the 17th anniversary of Mega Millions and, historically, the month has produced a large number of jackpot wins.

A total of 24 jackpots were won in May, including three in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Since the last jackpot was won in Missouri on March 12, there have been more than 11.8 million winning tickets at all price levels, including 18 worth a million dollars. dollars or more.

The draw of May 17 totaled 913,599 winning tickets, all levels combined. Three tickets allowed the five white balls to win the second prize of the game, a million dollars, each in Massachusetts, Missouri and Texas.

Twenty-three tickets were four white balls and Mega Ball for the third prize of $ 10,000; five of these are actually worth $ 30,000, as they included the optional Megaplier, which was 3X Friday night.

In addition to the $ 50 million prize won on March 12, the other Mega Millions jackpots awarded this year include $ 437 million in New York on January 1 (the eighth largest in the history of the game) and $ 273 in New Jersey on March 1st.