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The Mega Millions jackpot will rollover on Friday (March 1) after zero players matched all six numbers during the $563 million drawing Tuesday (February 27) night.
The jackpot will now increase to an estimated $607 million ($286.9 million cash value) for Friday night's drawing.
Results from Tuesday's Mega Millions game are listed below:
NUMBERS: 6-18-26-27-49
GOLD BALL: 4
MEGAPLIER: 3x
The Mega Millions jackpot reset after two players in California won the $395 million drawing on December 8. In January 2023, the jackpot reset four times, which included one player in Maine winning the estimated $1.35 billion drawing on January 14, one player in New York winning the following $20 million drawing on January 17, one player in Massachusetts winning the $31 million drawing on January 24 and another player in Massachusetts winning the $31 million drawing on January 31.
The January 14, 2023 Mega Millions drawing was the second-highest in the game's history and offered the fourth-largest jackpot in the U.S. lottery history. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are reported to be 1 in 302.5 million, according to MegaMillions.com.
The Mega Millions jackpot has exceeded the billion mark five times in its existence. One player in California had previously matched all six numbers to win the $2.04 billion ($997.6 million) Powerball jackpot on November 7, 2023, the largest jackpot offered in U.S. lottery history, according to the official Powerball website.
Both jackpots increase during each following game until there's a winning ticket matching all six numbers drawn, which includes the additional Mega Millions "gold ball" or Powerball in each respective game.