Mega Millions jackpot climbs to est. $1.25 billion, no winners Tuesday

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, TOM. WITH THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT IS NOW UP TO MORE THAN $1 BILLION. AND HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT IS MARYLAND LOTTERY DIRECTOR JOHN MARK. JOHN, JOHN, I FEEL LIKE WHAT IS GOING ON? THIS SEEMS LIKE CRAZY TOWN THESE DAYS, ISN’T IT, THOUGH? YES. 1.05 BILLION OR 1 BILLION? 50 MILLION, IF YOU PREFER TO SAY IT THAT WAY. IT DOES SEEM THAT LATELY WE’VE HAD A RASH OF LARGE JACKPOTS AND THE REALITY IS IT’S JUST THE WAY THE NUMBERS SEEM TO FALL. DEBORAH YEAH, THAT’S JUST THE WAY THAT IT HAPPENS TO BE. BUT YOU SAY IT SO CALMLY, JOHN, AND YET WE’RE ALL IT’S FRENETIC AND NUTS OVER THIS. IT’S MY JOB TO BE CALM WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENS, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IT IS A LOT OF FUN TO TO TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN, RIGHT? WELL, YEAH, IT’S REALLY HARD TO STOP DOING THAT. SO LET ME ASK YOU, BECAUSE WE SAID THIS, THAT YOU HAVE SOME GREAT, FABULOUS TIP FOR IF YOU WIN, IF YOU ARE THAT PERSON ON, WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO AND THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULDN’T DO? WELL, THEY’RE KIND OF RELATED. I MEAN, FEEL FREE TO SCREAM AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME FUN AND JOY. BUT WHEN WHEN THAT SUBSIDES, SIGN THE BACK OF YOUR TICKET. SECURE IT IN A PLACE, NOT THE FREEZER BEHIND THE VEGETABLES SECURED IN A PLACE THAT THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU. AND THEN SEEK SOME FINANCIAL ADVICE. YOU HAVE 182 DAYS TO CLAIM ANY PRIZE AT THE MARYLAND LOTTERY. SO MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL YOUR YOUR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS IN ORDER, BECAUSE WHAT YOU DO NEXT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND GENERATIONS TO COME. SO SECURE IT IN A PLACE THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU. WHERE WOULD YOU SECURE YOUR TICKET? WELL, I’M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU, BUT YOU DON’T EVEN GET TO PLAY. NO, I DON’T. BUT I GET TO SEE THE JOY AND THE FUN WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND IT IS LIFE ALTERING TO SEE SOMEONE COME IN WITH THAT MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY. OKAY. THAT’S VERY SELFLESS. HOWEVER, THERE’S WHEN IT GETS THIS BIG, YOU MUST JUST GET ITCH A LITTLE BIT THAT YOU WISH YOU COULD PLAY. YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON’T REALLY. I’M SORRY. I’M KIND OF THE MOST BORING PERSON. WELL, LET’S SEE WHAT YOU TELL ME IN THE COMMERCIAL, JOHN. NO, NO, I GET IT. I GET IT. NOBODY THAT WORKS FOR THE LOTTERY CAN PLAY, CORRECT. ALL RIGHT, SO WHEN IS THE DRAWING? DRAWING IS TOMORROW NIGHT. YOU HAVE UP UNTIL 1045. TOMORROW EVENING. STAY TUNED. DURING THE DAY, WE MAY SEE THIS JACKPOT INCREASE A LITTLE BIT BEYOND WHERE IT IS NOW AT 1.05. SO YOU MAY IT COULD GET TO, WHAT, TOMORROW? WELL, MORE THAN THAT, IT’S A FUNCTION OF SALES AND HOW THINGS GO. BUT STAY TUNED. CHECK OUT ALL YOUR MEDIA OUTLETS AND BE READY BY 1045 TO GET YOUR TICKET AT ANY OF OUR 4400 LOTTERY LOCATIONS. YOU CAN’T EVEN DO A SCRATCH OFF NOTHING, JOHN. I’M SORRY.

Mega Millions mania: No grand prize winner Tuesday night, Jackpot climbs to estimated $1.25 billion

Updated: 12:11 AM CDT Aug 2, 2023

The Mega Millions’ mammoth jackpot has gotten even bigger.That’s because, according to reports from the Associated Press, no one won the big prize after Tuesday night’s drawing. The jackpot for that drawing was $1.1 billion. With no grand prize winners Tuesday, the jackpot now grows to an estimated $1.25 billion, according to the homepage of the Mega Millions website and reports from the Associated Press.Tuesday night’s winning numbers for the $1.1 billion Mega Millions’ jackpot are:8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and gold Mega Ball 12.If won, the mammoth jackpot Tuesday night would have equaled the fourth-largest prize in Mega Millions’ history, the lottery said in a news release Saturday.A grand prize winner for Tuesday night’s drawing could have chosen to spread it in annual payments over 29 years, or take a lump-sum option of an estimated $527.9 million, Mega Millions said.The jackpot soared past a billion dollars after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night. Tuesday’s drawing was the 30th since the jackpot was last won in New York on April 18, according to Mega Millions.Although no one scored the jackpot Friday, there were still big winners. One ticket sold in Pennsylvania won $5 million by matching the first five numbers and activating the optional Megaplier, which is available in most states with an extra $1 purchase. Another four tickets sold in Arizona, California, New York and Pennsylvania matched the first five numbers to win $1 million.The top Mega Millions jackpot to date was $1.537 billion won in South Carolina in 2018. It’s followed by a $1.348 billion ticket that was sold in Maine in January and a $1.337 billion prize last July.In fourth place on Mega Millions’ list is a $1.05 billion prize won by a ticket sold in Michigan in 2021.Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the massive prize comes after a Powerball ticket sold at a convenience store in Los Angeles matched all numbers to win a $1.08 billion prize – the third-largest Powerball jackpot.CNN and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Mega Millions’ mammoth jackpot has gotten even bigger.

That’s because, according to reports from the Associated Press, no one won the big prize after Tuesday night’s drawing. The jackpot for that drawing was $1.1 billion.

With no grand prize winners Tuesday, the jackpot now grows to an estimated $1.25 billion, according to the homepage of the Mega Millions website and reports from the Associated Press.

Tuesday night’s winning numbers for the $1.1 billion Mega Millions’ jackpot are:

8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and gold Mega Ball 12.

If won, the mammoth jackpot Tuesday night would have equaled the fourth-largest prize in Mega Millions’ history, the lottery said in a news release Saturday.

A grand prize winner for Tuesday night’s drawing could have chosen to spread it in annual payments over 29 years, or take a lump-sum option of an estimated $527.9 million, Mega Millions said.

The jackpot soared past a billion dollars after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night. Tuesday’s drawing was the 30th since the jackpot was last won in New York on April 18, according to Mega Millions.

Although no one scored the jackpot Friday, there were still big winners. One ticket sold in Pennsylvania won $5 million by matching the first five numbers and activating the optional Megaplier, which is available in most states with an extra $1 purchase. Another four tickets sold in Arizona, California, New York and Pennsylvania matched the first five numbers to win $1 million.

The top Mega Millions jackpot to date was $1.537 billion won in South Carolina in 2018. It’s followed by a $1.348 billion ticket that was sold in Maine in January and a $1.337 billion prize last July.

In fourth place on Mega Millions’ list is a $1.05 billion prize won by a ticket sold in Michigan in 2021.

Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the massive prize comes after a Powerball ticket sold at a convenience store in Los Angeles matched all numbers to win a $1.08 billion prize – the third-largest Powerball jackpot.

CNN and the Associated Press contributed to this report.