Mega Millions jackpot again over $1 billion after nobody hit it massive in most up-to-date drawing

After no person received the $910 million jackpot on Friday night time, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot climbed to $1.05 billion for Tuesday’s drawing, the lottery defined in a launch.

Conversely, the lump sum choice for the grand prize additionally jumped, from $464.2 million on Friday to $527.9 million for Tuesday.

If a participant hits it big on Tuesday, the jackpot will equal the present fourth-largest Mega Millions grand prize ever, a Michigan-purchased ticket whose proprietor received all of it on Jan. 22, 2021.

Tuesday’s lottery drawing would be the thirtieth one finished because the final time the jackpot was received — a New York-purchased ticket with a $20 million grand prize drawn on April 18. In the drawing instantly earlier than that on April 14, nonetheless, one other New York ticket hit for $483 million.

If a participant wins Tuesday however doesn’t select the lump sum money choice, they might as an alternative obtain an instantaneous fee adopted by 29 succeeding annual payouts, each 5% bigger than the earlier fee.