The numbers were drawn Friday night for a jackpot estimated at $980 million.
The numbers chosen were 1, 8, 11, 12 and 57 along with the Mega Ball 7.
Officials have not yet said whether anyone has beaten Mega Millions’ poor odds of 1 in 290.5 million by matching all six numbers. The next drawing will be on Tuesday.
The winner can choose the annuity or the cash option — a one-time lump sum payment of $452.2 million before taxes. If there are multiple grand prize winners, the prize will be shared.
Four Mega Millions prizes were won earlier this year, but Friday’s drawing was the 40th since the last win on June 27, a record for the game, officials said.
In September, two Powerball players in Missouri and Texas nearly won The grand prize is $1.8 billionone of the largest awards in the United States. The current Mega Millions jackpot is not among the top 10 lottery prizes in the United States but will be the eighth-largest for Mega Millions since the game’s inception in 2002.
Mega Millions offers smaller prizes in addition to the jackpot. The odds of winning any of these are 1 in 23.
There were more than 800,000 non-jackpot prize winners in the November 11 drawing.
Tickets They are $5 each It is sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the US Virgin Islands. Half of the proceeds from each Mega Millions ticket remain in the jurisdiction in which the ticket was sold. Local lottery agencies administer the game in each jurisdiction, and how winnings are spent is determined by law.
Sometimes gambling can become an addiction.
The National Council identifies problem gambling Problem gambling As “gambling behavior that harms a person or their family, often disrupting their daily life and career.”
Sometimes called gambling addiction or gambling disorder, it is a recognized mental health diagnosis. The group says anyone who gambles could be at risk.
The National Problem Gambling Helpline, 1-800-522-4700, connects anyone looking for help with problem gambling with local resources.