No ticket matched all six figures last Friday, meaning the next chance for a lucky winner to win the prize is Tuesday, according to a Mega Millions news release.
The chance of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302,575,350 in the 45 countries where it is played, plus Washington and the US Virgin Islands, says Mega Millions on its website.
The highest amount won by a Mega Millions ticket was $ 1.537 billion in October 2018. This is the first time since then that the jackpot has exceeded $ 600 million.
January is a big month for Mega Millions winners – according to the Mega Millions website, 16 jackpots have been awarded during the month of January since the lottery started in 2002. This includes two of the top 10 Mega Millions prizes – $ 451 million on January 5, 2018 and $ 437 million on January 1, 2019.