Mega Millions drawings are held 10 p.m. CT on Tuesdays and Fridays, with the next Mega Millions drawing coming up Dec. 27.
Mega Millions drawings are held 10 p.m. CT on Tuesdays and Fridays, with the next Mega Millions drawing coming up this week jackpot has surpassed $1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. That means the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing is $1.15 billion, potentially the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history.
Some lucky players did take home some prizes in Tuesday's drawing. According to lottery officials, tickets in California, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wyoming matched five numbers to win $1 million each. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, while the odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24, according to lottery officials.
Tickets for the game are sold in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mega Millions tickets are $2 a piece. Half of the proceeds from the sale of each ticket remains in the state where the ticket was sold. Drawings are held at 10 p.m. CT on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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