No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $140 million.
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 3, 18, 27, 29, 64 and the Mega number was 1.
Tuesday’s jackpot was $114 million. It was the eighth consecutive drawing since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
One ticket was sold in Lafayette, California, matching five numbers but missing the Mega number. It was worth $713,143, according to California Lottery officials.
Tickets matching five numbers were also sold in Arizona, Texas and Connecticut.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 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.