No tickets were sold matchers all six numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $203 million.

The numbers drawn Tuesday were 21, 26, 54, 60, 64 and the Mega number was 3. The estimated jackpot was $181 million.

It was the ninth drawing since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

One ticket matching five numbers but missing the Mega numbers was sold in Redlands and is worth $284,808, according to the California Lottery. Tickets matching five numbers were also sold in Ohio and Washington, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game.

The 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.

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