Mega Millions jackpot hits $740 million. When did someone last win the top prize?
The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing over the past few months as it reaches $740 million.
No one matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball during the Tuesday, Sept. 3, drawing, for the $681 million jackpot, according to the Mega Millions site.
The top prize has now soared to an estimated $740 million, with a cash option of $366.6 million, for the Friday, Sept. 6, drawing.
The latest winning numbers were 12, 41, 43, 52 and 55 with a Mega Ball 9.
Two lucky players in Kansas and Michigan won $1 million during the drawing, McClatchy News reported.
The Mega Millions jackpot hasn’t been hit since June 4, when an Illinois player won the $560 million grand prize, lottery officials said.
If someone wins the $740 million jackpot, it would be the seventh-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, according to lottery officials.
The top jackpot is $1.602 billion. A Florida lottery player won the record-breaking prize Aug. 8, 2023.
What to know about Mega Millions
To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball.
The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.
Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.
Drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET and can be streamed online.
This story was originally published September 5, 2024 at 10:51 AM with the headline "Mega Millions jackpot hits $740 million. When did someone last win the top prize?."
