Mega Millions jackpot reaches $977 million for Friday

WASHINGTON (TND) — The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped to $977 million for Friday after no tickets matched all six numbers Tuesday night.

Winning numbers for the $893 million prize included24, 46, 49, 62, 66 and the gold Mega Ball was 7.

The cash prize for Friday's drawing is $461 million.

Four people in California, Texas, Florida and Virginia won $1 million.

It’s just the sixth time in the game’s nearly 22-year history that the jackpot has reached this level; only five jackpots exceeding $1 billion have been higher.

Mega Millions is the only lottery game that has awarded five jackpots exceeding $1 billion, all in different states. South Carolina was the first in 2018, followed by Michigan in 2021, Illinois in 2022, Maine in early 2023 and Florida last August.

Players have a 1 in a 302.6 million chance of taking home the top prize.

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Editor's note: The Associated Press contributed to this article.