Mega Tens of millions numbers for Jan. 1, 2023 drawing, $785M jackpot

(NEXSTAR) – Forward of Tuesday’s drawing, the Mega Tens of millions jackpot reached an estimated $785 million, making it the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Tens of millions historical past and the sixth-largest lottery prize within the U.S.

That is solely the third time the Mega Tens of millions jackpot has surpassed $700 million, based on sport officers. All thrice, the jackpot finally previous $1 billion, turning into the biggest grand prizes within the sport’s historical past.

If a ticket matches all six numbers drawn Tuesday, seen under, the winner will land a jackpot with a money choice of $403.8 million, officers say.

Listed below are Tuesday’s successful numbers: 25, 29, 33, 41, 44, and gold Mega Ball 18.

Tickets offered in California and Florida for an Oct. 14 drawing shared the final Mega Tens of millions jackpot of $502 million. The lottery’s prime prize has been constructing anew over 20 drawings held since then.

Final yr, a record-setting Mega Tens of millions jackpot price $1.4 billion was claimed in Illinois. It was the nation’s third-largest lottery prize for practically 4 months till November when a Powerball ticket offered in California matched the successful numbers for a $2.04 billion jackpot.

If there isn’t a winner in Tuesday’s drawing, the Mega Tens of millions jackpot must develop by greater than $2 million to turn out to be the third-largest prize within the sport’s historical past. That spot is at present held by a $1.05 billion prize claimed in Michigan in 2021.

Throughout Tuesday’s drawing, officers stated the jackpot might surpass $900 million forward of Friday’s drawing.

There are a couple of things that may affect simply how huge the Mega Tens of millions jackpot will get earlier than Friday’s drawing.

Listed below are the biggest Mega Tens of millions jackpots thus far:

1. $1.537 billion: Oct. 23, 2018 (SC)
2. $1.337 billion: July 29, 2022 (IL)
3. $1.050 billion: Jan. 22, 2021 (MI)
4. $785 million (est.)
5. $656 million: Mar. 30, 2012 (IL, KS, MD)
6. $648 million: Dec. 17, 2013 (CA, GA)
7. $543 million: July 24, 2018 (CA)
8. $536 million: July 8, 2016 (IN)
9. $533 million: Mar. 30, 2018 (NJ)
10. $522 million: June 7, 2019 (CA)

With or and not using a jackpot winner, the following Mega Tens of millions drawing is at 11 p.m. ET Friday.

Mega Tens of millions is performed in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a complete of 9 methods to win a prize.