The next drawing is Tuesday, July 19 at 11 p.m. ET
Feeling lucky? Lottery players will have another shot Tuesday at the eighth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
The Mega Millions prize climbed to an estimated $530 million ahead of Tuesday's drawing after no winning ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night. The $530 million jackpot is for an annuity option, paid over 30 years. Winners almost always opt for cash prizes, which for Mega Millions would be $304.7 million cash.
The current Mega Millions record is $1.536 billion, sold in Oct. 2018. Powerball holds the world record for a jackpot worth $1.586 billion shared among three winning tickets on Jan. 13, 2016.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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