$1.1 Billion Reasons to Buy a Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Today

AUSTIN – The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has soared above the $1 Billion mark after there were no winning tickets sold in the drawing Friday.  

According to Lottery officials, the jackpot for Tuesday is now an estimated $1.1 billion.  

The only Mega Millions jackpots larger than the estimated $1.1 billion opportunity on Tuesday have been the $1.53 billion won in South Carolina in 2018 and $1.33 billion winning ticket in Illinois in July, Mega Millions said in a statement.

The new estimated prize of $1.1 billion is for a winner who chooses an annuity paid annually over 29 years. Grand prize winners usually take the cash option, which for Tuesday night's drawing will be an estimated $568.7 million.

The prize is now the third-largest in U.S. history.

The numbers drawn late Friday were: 3, 20, 46, 59, 63 and gold Mega Ball 13.

There have been 24 drawings without a jackpot winner, stretching back for more than two months. The winless streak is largely due to the game's long odds of 1 in 302.6 million.