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(NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot surged to $1.15 billion on Wednesday after no ticket matched the numbers drawn on Tuesday, the lottery said.<\/p>\n

The next drawing will take place on Friday at 11 p.m. ET, with the cash value of the jackpot estimated to be $516.1 million.<\/p>\n

The numbers drawn on Christmas Eve were 11, 14, 38, 45, 46 and gold Mega Ball 3.<\/p>\n

The estimated jackpot would make it the seventh-largest in the game’s history and its seventh billion-dollar prize.<\/p>\n

It would also be the largest ever won in December, if a ticket matches all six numbers drawn.<\/p>\n

The last time the jackpot was won was at $810 million in Texas on Sept. 10. No one has won the grand prize in the last 29 drawings, as the jackpot has ballooned.<\/p>\n

The Mega Millions jackpot has only been won on Christmas Eve once before, according to the game. A $68 million jackpot was won in New York on Dec. 24, 2002, though it was never claimed.<\/p>\n

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, according to Mega Millions.<\/p>\n

Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 for one play.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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