WASHINGTON — Once again, there were no winners of the Mega Millions jackpot, which was up to $560 million for Friday night's drawing. The jackpot for the next drawing on Tuesday is now up to an estimated $640 million.
There were, however, four players who won at least $1 million Friday night. Two lottery tickets sold in California and one in North Carolina matched all five numbers but not the Mega Ball to win $1 million. One ticket in South Carolina matched five and wins $2 million with the added Megaplier.
The jackpot has been growing for months with no grand prize winners, though a handful of $1 million tickets have been sold. With the growing Powerball jackpot reaching $875 million, this weekend’s Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are worth a combined $1.435 billion.
Mega Millions hasn't seen a grand prize winner since April 18, when a 71-year-old man from New York won the state's largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Johnnie Taylor of Howard Beach in Queens, New York, won $476 million but opted for the cash option — a lump sum of more than $157 million after taxes.
Winners almost always take the cash option, but they do have a choice to instead get the full amount in regular payments over 29 years. The cash prize for Friday's drawing was $287 million.
Mega Millions winning numbers for July 14, 2023:
The winning numbers were 10-24-48-51-66, Mega Ball 15 and Megaplier 2.
When is the Mega Millions drawing?
Mega Millions drawings take place on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
What are the largest lottery jackpots ever won?
1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
4. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket, from Maine)
5. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
6. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
7. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
8. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
9. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
10. $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)
The game's giant prizes come with miniscule chances of actually winning — winners overcome odds of roughly 1 in 302.6 million.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.