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There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $458 million.

There were two tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game, announced.

The ticket sold in Oklahoma had a multiplier of 5 for a $5 million prize while the ticket sold in Illinois had a multiplier of 3 for a $3 million prize, according to the Mega Millions Consortium.

The numbers drawn Tuesday were 12, 39, 43, 49, 55 and the Mega number was 23. The estimated jackpot was $438 million.

The drawing was the 24th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 290,472,336, according to the Mega Millions Consortium. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 35.

The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.

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