ST. LOUIS (AP) - No winner for the Mega Millions prime prize has despatched the jackpot hovering to an estimated $820 million.

The numbers drawn late Friday evening had been: 29, 40, 47, 50, 57 and gold Mega Ball 25.

The estimated $820 million within the subsequent drawing would solely be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners decide to take a money payout, which for Tuesday evening’s drawing is an estimated $422 million.

Despite the sport’s lengthy odds of 1 in 302.6 million, gamers proceed to buy tickets as the scale of the grand prize grows.

The final time a Mega Millions participant hit the highest prize was April 18.

The Powerball jackpot additionally was approaching near-record ranges earlier than a tiny neighborhood retailer in downtown Los Angeles bought the profitable ticket for Wednesday’s drawing, value an estimated $1.08 billion.

Mega Millions is performed in 45 states in addition to in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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