The Mega Millions prize was already giant, but now it’ll get even bigger because no winning tickets were sold for last night’s (Tues.) drawing.
After a surge in ticket sales yesterday, lottery officials increased the estimated jackpot from $654 million to $667 million– taking it from the fourth to the third-largest lottery grand prize in U.S. history. The record lottery jackpot was a $1.6 billion Powerball prize won in January 2016.
The $667 million jackpot refered to the annuity option, paid out over 29 years. The cash option, which is favored by nearly all winners, would have been $380 million.
Although the Mega Millions prize will grow larger, the odds of winning remain the same, one in 302.5 million.
Mega Millions is played in 44 states—including South Dakota–, Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
