The successful numbers for the eighth largest Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot have been drawn Friday.
The numbers have been: 16, 21, 23, 48, 70 and gold Mega Ball 5.
Friday’s drawing at 11 p.m. ET was the thirty eighth for the reason that jackpot was final gained in Virginia on June 27 and is now the longest streak and not using a jackpot winner for the reason that recreation started in 2002, in keeping with an announcement from Mega Thousands and thousands.
The earlier file of 37 drawings was set Jan. 22, 2021, when a $1.050 billion jackpot was gained in Michigan, officers stated.
“Whereas the jackpot stays elusive, the variety of winners — and complete prizes gained — continues to develop,” lottery officers stated. “By this jackpot run up to now, there have been virtually 11.7 million successful tickets in any respect ranges, with complete prizes exceeding $274 million because of important enhancements within the lower-tier prizes after the sport modified final April.”
There have additionally been 256 third-tier successful tickets to date on this run, starting from $20,000 to $100,000, Mega Thousands and thousands officers stated.
On this Aug. 8, 2023, file photograph, lottery tickets for the Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot are seen in a retailer in New York.
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Earlier than the June 27 Virginia jackpot win at $348 million, different jackpots awarded this yr have been in Ohio, with $112 million gained on April 18, Illinois, with $349 million gained on March 25 and Arizona, the place $112 million was gained on Jan. 17.
Though no person gained the jackpot on Tuesday, lottery officers stated there’s nonetheless loads of cash to be gained with different prizes.
“Within the Nov. 4 drawing alone, there have been 606,046 successful tickets throughout all prize tiers, for complete nationwide winnings of greater than $12.2 million,” officers stated.
The percentages of successful the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336, in keeping with Mega Thousands and thousands.
Mega Thousands and thousands is performed in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $5 for one play and the biggest Mega Thousands and thousands jackpot prize ever gained was a $1.6 billion prize gained on Aug. 8, 2023.