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No Mega Millions jackpot winner; estimated prize now $640 million

No one has won the jackpot since October, meaning it has continued to grow.
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No one won Tuesday’s $565 million Mega Millions jackpot, meaning the prize will grow to an estimated $640 million, game officials said.

Both numbers don’t even crack the top three in the biggest jackpots won in the lottery game, as top prizes have gotten larger following changes to the game.

The top three jackpots won in Mega Millions history are all above $1 billion. They were won in 2018, 2021 and 2022.

The numbers drawn Tuesday were 9-13-36-59-61 with a Mega Ball of 11.

No one has won the Mega Millions top prize since Oct. 14, when the jackpot was $502 million. People who bought tickets in California and Florida split it, game officials said.

The next drawing will be Friday at 11 p.m. ET.

The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was a $1.5 billion prize in 2018.

The largest lottery jackpot ever won in the U.S. was the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won in November.