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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 Tuesday’s drawing to $301 million.

There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, lottery officials announced.

The numbers drawn Friday were 3, 17, 39, 42, 70 and the Mega number was 1. The estimated jackpot was $277 million.

The drawing was the 16th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.

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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