Mega Millions jackpot breaks $600 million. When is the next drawing?
The Mega Millions jackpot rises to $619 million after months without a grand prize winner, lottery officials say.
No one matched five winning numbers and the Mega Ball for the $579 million jackpot in the drawing Friday, Dec. 6, the national Mega Millions site said.
The grand prize now rises to an estimated $619 million, with a cash option of approximately $297.7 million, for the next drawing Tuesday, Dec. 10, the site said.
More than 1 million tickets sold in the United States won prizes ranging from $2 to $20,000 in the Friday drawing, the lottery said.
The Mega Millions jackpot has gone unclaimed since Sept. 10, when a Texas player hit the $810 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
What to know about Mega Millions
To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.
Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state. Officials have announced they will cost $5 starting in April.
Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.