Mega Millions jackpot hits $800M ahead of Tuesday’s drawing

(WJW) – No one matched all six numbers to Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, making Tuesday’s top prize rise to a whopping $800 million.

According to the Mega Millions website, the jackpot has reached an estimated $800 million with a $401.8 million cash option.

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Historically, lottery officials have said that September is a lucky month for jackpot wins – a total of 22 have been won in September since the Mega Millions game started 22 years ago.

On the flip side, there has never been a Mega Millions jackpot won at the size it is now — between $656 million and $1 billion. Lottery experts explain, that in all six previous jackpot runs that hit this level the top prize continued rolling past the major $1 billion mark.

The odds of hitting the Mega Millions jackpot are just 1 in 302,575,350.

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Friday night, the winning numbers were 6, 23, 41, 59, 63 and Mega Ball 25.

The next drawing is on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 11 p.m.

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