Mega Millions, one of the two major jackpot games in America, hasn’t had a new winner since April. Following Tuesday’s drawing, the lottery’s top reward increased by almost $1.2 billion, approaching all-time records in the process.
The drawing held on Friday saw the fourth highest reward in the lottery’s history, with an estimated $1.35 billion and a cash prize of $625.3 million.
No winner has been announced since the spring, but five other people have been lucky enough to win, with one of them taking home $1.348 billion, the second-largest reward in the history of the game. Every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m., the drawings take place. E.T.
The most recent drawing was held on Friday, August 4 and the winning numbers were 11, 30, 45, 52, and 56. Despite the fact that there were no jackpot winners, the lottery’s total proceeds reached $1.55 billion. 20 was the Mega Ball, and 2X was the Megamultiplier.
The non-jackpot winnings are multiplied by three, four, or even five times because to this innovation. Most states offer it as a service. It costs $1 for each additional play. Each normal Mega Millions drawing is preceded by the Megaplier drawing. Out of a total of 15, five balls have “2X,” three have “4X,” and one has “5X” written on it.
The odds of matching the gold mega ball with the other five white balls are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the game’s website. But the winning prize—which might range from $2 to the variable grand jackpot sum, as it is this time—is the cherry on top.
America’s lottery ticket could very well be a $2 investment.
