The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s drawing is almost a half billion dollars after no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state lottery.
The estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing hit $496 million.
There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game, announced.
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 7, 21, 53, 54, 62 and the Mega number was 16. The estimated jackpot was $473 million.
The drawing was the 26th 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.