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$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In FL, Jackpot Grows To $800M
No one snagged Friday's $740 million jackpot. The next Mega Millions drawing will be held on Tuesday.
FLORIDA — No one won Friday night's $740 million Mega Millions jackpot, but a ticket worth $1 million was sold in Florida, according to lottery officials.
The winning Florida ticket matched Friday's five white balls of 6, 23, 41, 59 and 63, making it worth $1 million, according to the Mega Millions website. It's unclear where the ticket was sold.
Tickets worth $1 million were also sold in California, Illinois, New Hampshire and Texas. Another ticket sold in Ohio matched all five white balls and included the optional Megaplier, making it worth $2 million.
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Nationwide, 49 tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the third-tier prize. Ten were worth $20,000 each because they included the optional Megaplier, while the other 39 took home $10,000 each.
Since no one snagged the big prize Friday, Tuesday's jackpot swells to an estimated $800 million with an estimated cash option of $401.8 million. This jackpot is the seventh-largest in the game’s history.
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Mega Millions tickets are $2 each. Players can add the Megaplier for an additional $1 to multiply their non-jackpot prizes.
Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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