The multi-state Mega Millions lottery soared to $940 million Friday, the eighth-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history.
No one won the big $820 million jackpot in Tuesday’s drawing, pushing the amount into record territory for Friday night’s drawing.
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 3, 5, 6, 44, 61 and the Mega number was 25.
There were two tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.
The one sold in Texas is worth $4 million because the player utilized the Megaplier option, where for an additional $1 any non-jackpot prize is multiplied by the Megaplier number drawn, according to according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.
The one sold in Maryland is worth $1 million.
Tue odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the California Lottery. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.
The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.