Jackpot For Mega Millions Climbs To $650M

ACROSS AMERICA — Mega Millions players hoping to find a pot of gold at the end of Friday's drawing were left empty-handed, and the jackpot is now the seventh-largest in the game's history.

The numbers drawn for March 1 were: 61, 33, 15, 37 and 55 with a gold Mega ball of 24. No one matched all six numbers, so Tuesday's estimated jackpot draw will be for $650 million, with a cash option of $308.6 million.

The chance of matching all the numbers are 1 in about 302.6 million, with better odds for winning smaller prizes starting at $2.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The next drawing will be March 5 at 11 p.m. Eastern time. Ticket sale cut-off times vary by state.

In the game's history, five Mega Millions players have won jackpots of over $1 billion. The highest prize was a $1.602 billion jackpot, which a Florida player won on Aug. 8, 2023.