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Mega Millions Jackpot Swells To $542M After No Winning Tickets Sold
The drawing was the 30th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
LOS ANGELES, CA — 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 Friday's drawing to $542 million.
There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game, announced.
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 26, 41, 50, 53, 62 and the Mega number was 12. The estimated jackpot was $511 million.
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The drawing was the 30th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 290,472,336, according to the Mega Millions Consortium. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 35.
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The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
