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(RNN) – Mega Millions jackpot numbers, worth $ 548 million, were drawn Friday night with 70, 24, 46, 4 and 61, with a Mega Ball of 7.
The lottery officials announced Saturday morning that no winning ticket had been sold.
This means that the jackpot for the next draw has reached an estimated $ 654 million – with a $ 372.6 million cash payment option, according to the lottery website.
The price is $ 2 million lower than the highest Mega Millions jackpot of all time, with $ 656 million.
The grand prize had reached the third-largest jackpot in the history of the lottery for the Friday draw, after the absence of tickets corresponding to all the numbers of Tuesday's draw.
If someone buys a winning ticket for the next draw, he could win the second-biggest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions and the fourth-largest lottery prize in the history of the United States .
This jackpot has increased since the last Mega Millions victory on July 24th.
Friday's draw marked the 23rd consecutive game in which no one tied the six numbers.
The next jackpot winner will have to match the numbers of the five white balls and the Mega Ball.
But even if you do not win the jackpot, you can win smaller prizes by matching fewer numbers.
For example, matching five white balls without the Mega Ball brings in $ 1 million.
One ticket was five white balls in Friday's draw. This winning ticket was sold in Arkansas.
Match four white balls and the Mega Ball will earn you $ 10,000. There were 55 tickets matching four white balls plus the Mega Ball on Friday.
The winners of the Jackpot have the choice to make: money or an annuity. Those who take the money will receive a single lump sum equal to all the money in the prize pool.
Those who opt for the annuity will receive an immediate payment, then 29 annual payments, each higher by 5% to the last.
The biggest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions was won in March 2012. Three winners in three states shared the record $ 656 million prize.
The second biggest jackpot ever won is $ 648 million. Two winners, one in California and the other in Georgia, shared the award in December 2013.
A group of 11 office workers in San Jose, California, who made the compelling decision to pool their efforts, broke all the barriers and won the $ 543 million jackpot in July. They agreed to divide the earnings and continue working.
Mega Millions is available in 44 states, as well as in the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Alabama and Mississippi do not participate.
So, even if no one was lucky on Friday, he still remains Tuesday. There is also the draw of Powerball Saturday. This jackpot has reached approximately $ 314 million.
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