5th Highest Mega Millions Jackpot Expected On Friday

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Mega Millions jackpot, which has not been won since September, continues to grow, according to lottery officials.

Friday’s jackpot is expected to be around $1.15 billion or the fifth largest in the game’s history. The one-time cash payout, before taxes, is expected to be $516.1 million. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 302.5 million.

The Top 10 Mega Millions jackpots:

1. $1.602 billion: Aug. 8, 2023
2. $1.537 billion: Oct. 23, 2018
3. $1.348 billion: Jan. 13, 2023
4. $1.337 billion: July 29, 2022
5. $1.15 billion: Dec. 27, 2024 (anticipated)
6. $1.128 billion: March 26, 2024
7. $1.050 billion: Jan. 22, 2021
8. $810 million: Sept. 10, 2024
9. $656 million: March 30, 2012
10. $648 million: Dec. 17, 2013

The game, which costs $2 a ticket, is in its 29th year and, effectively, is the nation’s lottery game since tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The drawings are held on Tuesday and Friday nights just before 11 p.m.

No one has won the jackpot since Sept. 10, when a player from Texas purchased the $810 million winning ticket.

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