Estimated Jackpot Cash Value: $388.0 million
ATLANTA – Texas Lottery® players now have the opportunity to compete for the game’s highest prize in 18 months, as there were no winners for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing. The estimated annual $660 million Mega Millions jackpot, slated for drawing on Friday, July 22, is the third-highest jackpot payout in the history of the game and the highest in the U.S. The lottery has the ninth largest jackpot in history. The cash value of Friday’s drawing is expected to be $388.0 million. If there is no jackpot winner in tonight’s Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot amount will increase to an estimated annualized $790 million as of Tuesday, July 26.
According to Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Griff, “The sales we’ve seen over the past two days for the Mega Millions game are helping the Texas Lottery meet its objective of generating cash for public education in Texas. ” “Lottery players have a chance to think about what they can do if they win thanks to this Mega Millions jackpot. Although lottery players have a good time and it is enjoyable, we advise them to play responsibly Want to give. To win, all you need is a ticket.
Friday’s drawing will be the 28th in the current Mega Millions jackpot run since the April 19 drawing, when the estimated annualized $20 million prize first became available. The second largest jackpot payout in the game’s history, won by an out-of-state player, is believed to have reached $1.05 billion in drawings on January 22, 2021, when the game’s jackpot was the last of this size. . ,
Since joining the Texas game in 2003, there have been 13 winners of the Mega Millions jackpot. The most recent jackpot winner was Leander Resident, who received an estimated $227 million annuity in September 2019. It was the largest prize ever awarded to a Texas Lottery player.
The third-largest jackpot payout ever awarded by Mega Millions and the ninth-largest in American lottery history
Five Texas Lottery participants have won Mega Millions second tier prizes of $1 million or more since the start of the year 2022, including two during the current jackpot draw. For the May 13 drawing, a Houston resident claimed a second level prize of $1,000,510, and for the June 17 drawing, a resident of Ingram claimed a $2,000,000 second level prize.
Choosing five numbers from one field of 70 and a Mega Ball number from another field of 25 is how Mega Millions is played. To win the Mega Millions Jackpot, players must match all six selected numbers, including the Mega Ball. Even if they do not win the jackpot, players with a smaller number of matches can still go ahead. The starting jackpot for Mega Millions is now $20 million, while the second tier (match 5+0) pays out at $1 million. Players can increase their non-jackpot earnings by two, three, four or five times by selecting the Megaplier® option for an additional $1 per play, with the potential to win up to $5 million.
Every Tuesday and Friday at 10:12 pm. Whistles, pictures are broadcast. Mega Millions tickets are available for purchase from over 20,000 Texas Lottery stores across the state. Mega Millions ticket sales will end on Friday, July 22 at 9:45 pm. whistle. A store may be eligible for a $1 million retailer incentive if they sell a Mega Million ticket that wins the jackpot.