The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $565 million for Tuesday night’s drawing.
The jackpot comes with a cash option of $293.6 million.
The winning numbers drawn Tuesday, Dec. 27 are: 9-13-36-59-61 and Mega Ball: 11
Lottery officials have not yet disclosed if any ticket was sold matching all six numbers drawn Tuesday.
If no one wins the grand prize in Tuesday’s drawing, the jackpot is expected to grow to more than $640 million.
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Tuesday’s top prize would be the sixth largest in the history of the game – and the second-largest in 2022, after a winning ticket worth $1.34 billion was sold in Des Plaines, illinois last July.
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Also in 2022, the U.S. record lottery jackpot prize was sold in Southern California after someone bought a Powerball ticket worth $2.04 billion.
10 biggest Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots won in US lottery history
1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (1 ticket from California)
2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
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4. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
5. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
6. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
7. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
8. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
9. $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)
10. $687.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York)
Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Mega Millions tickets are $2 each, and players have the option to add the Megaplier for an additional $1 for the chance to multiply non-jackpot prizes.
Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday.
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