There was no Merry Christmas for lottery gamers Tuesday.
Christmas Eve got here and went with no successful ticket for the jackpot prize that reached $1 billion. The subsequent draw will now be held on Friday, Dec. 27 at 11 p.m. ET.
Right here have been the successful numbers for Tuesday’s drawing: 38, 45, 14, 46, 11 and a MegaBall of three. The Megaplier was 3X.
No less than 4 winners to date claimed the highest $1 million prize for having the five-number mixture, however didn’t land the MegaBall accurately.
The jackpot, which might rank because the sixth-largest Mega Thousands and thousands lottery prize ever, has been rising for greater than three months, reflecting the lengthy odds of 1 in 303 million of successful the highest prize. The final time somebody hit the jackpot was on Sept. 10 after a participant in Texas gained $800 million.
The $1.15 billion prize is for a sole winner who chooses to be paid by way of an annuity with 30 annual funds. Winners nearly at all times favor the money choice, which for the following drawing Friday night time could be an estimated $448.8 million-plus.
The Mega Thousands and thousands is performed in 45 states, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are each Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET.
The highest Mega Thousands and thousands jackpots:
| Quantity | Date | Successful Tickets |
| $1.602 billion | 8/8/2023 | 1-FL |
| $1.537 billion | 10/23/2018 | 1-SC |
| $1.348 billion | 1/13/2023 | 1-ME |
| $1.337 billion | 7/29/2022 | 1-IL |
| $1.128 billion | 3/26/2024 | 1-NJ |
| $1.15 billion (est.) | 12/27/2024 | ? |
| $1.050 billion | 1/22/2021 | 1-MI |
| $810 million | 9/10/2024 | 1-TX |
| $656 million | 3/30/2012 | 3-IL, KS, MD |
| $648 million | 12/17/2013 | 2-CA, GA |
If you happen to or somebody has a playing habit, please name the Nationwide Council on Drawback Playing at 1-800-522-4700 to talk to a counselor. Assist can also be obtainable by way of a web based peer help discussion board at www.gamtalk.org, and extra assets will be discovered at NCPG web site.
Mega Thousands and thousands by the numbers
Forty-five states plus Washington, D.C., take part within the Mega Thousands and thousands drawings. Discover out which state has hit the jackpot essentially the most and what numbers appear to come back up most frequently.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
