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(Reuters) – At least $ 1.6 billion, the biggest jackpot in the history of the American lottery, will be up for grabs at the next Mega Millions draw after no winning ticket. 39, was sold for the draw on Friday night, the lottery announced Saturday.
Nobody reached the 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and the Mega Ball 7 in the Friday night draw.
The next Mega Millions draw will take place on Tuesday. If a player touches all six numbers to win the jackpot, he can opt for an immediate cash payment of $ 904 million or receive the $ 1.6 billion prize over 29 years.
Powerball, which holds the record for the largest US lottery prize of $ 1.586 billion in 2016, will hold a separate draw on Saturday. Its jackpot went from $ 430 million to $ 470 million Friday, for a fixed value of $ 268.6 million.
Mega Millions tickets are sold in 44 US states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
If more than one winner is chosen, the jackpot will be split proportionately, as in the previous Mega Millions' $ 656 million record draw in March 2012, shared by winners Kansas, Illinois and of Maryland, said a lottery official.
The 24 weekly prize draws organized by Mega Millions have failed to win the top rank since July 24, when a pool of 11 employees in Santa Clara County, California, won a jackpot $ 543 million.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, but the chances of winning one of the lowest prizes are 1 in 24.
(Report by Brendan O. Brien in Milwaukee, Edited by Jane Merriman)
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