The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $565 million after no one won the top prize in Friday's drawing, the lottery declared Saturday.
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The next drawing is scheduled for Tuesday, and if someone matches all six numbers,
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they would win the sixth-highest jackpot in Mega Millions history, according to a news release from the lottery.
The previous Mega Millions jackpot was won on Oct. 14
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when two tickets sold in California and Florida shared a $502 million reward, according to a media release.
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Friday's numbers were 15, 21, 32, 38, and 62, as well as the golden Mega Ball 8. No one got all six winning numbers right,
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Friday's numbers were 15, 21, 32, 38, and 62, as well as the golden Mega Ball 8. No one got all six winning numbers right,
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but two tickets sold in California and Illinois got five of them right and won the lottery's second-highest prize of $1 million apiece, according to the lottery.
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another 31 tickets around the country had four right and the Mega Ball for the third prize of $10,000.
Earlier last July, a ticket sold in Illinois won the second-largest prize,
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which ballooned to a record $1.337 billion. The previous greatest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.537 billion, which was won in South Carolina in October 2018.