Mega Millions jackpot grows to $820 million with a possible cash payout of $422 million
The Mega Millions top prize has jumped to an estimated $820 million after there was no jackpot winner in the latest drawing ST. LOUIS -- Mega Millions has upped the ante by another $100 million. The lack of a jackpot winner in the lottery game's latest drawing on Friday night sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million. The numbers drawn late Friday were: 29, 40, 47, 50, 57 and gold Mega Ball 25. No tickets were sold hitting all those numbers for the estimated grand prize of $720 million . The estimated $820 million in the next drawing on Tuesday night would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners opt to take a cash payout , which for Tuesdays drawing is an estimated $422 million . The potential jackpot is the fifth largest in the history of the game, Mega Millions said in a statement early Saturday. Despite the game’s long odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to purchase tickets as the size of t...