The first Mega Millions drawing of 2023 will be the fourth largest in the promotion’s history.
No one matched all six numbers in Friday’s drawing, the last one of 2022, lottery officials said in a news release.
The numbers drawn were 1, 3, 6, 44 and 51, plus the gold Mega Ball 7.
One player in Ohio matched all five white balls Friday night and won $1 million, lottery officials said.
A winner on Tuesday could choose to take the amount in an annuity paid over 30 years or opt for a lump sum of $395 million before applicable taxes.
According to lottery officials, this is the fourth time that the Mega Millions jackpot has topped $700 million. The previous three times, the final jackpot topped $1 billion.
A record $1.537 billion ticket was sold in South Carolina for the Oct. 23, 2018, drawing. A 1.337 billion ticket was sold in Illinois on July 29, 2022, and a $1.050 billion jackpot was won in the Jan. 22, 2021 drawing, lottery officials said.
The last time anyone won the grand prize in the Mega Millions game was Oct. 14, lottery officials said.
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
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