RELEASE DATE: 8/2/2017
The tenth largest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions will be up for grabs on Friday, August 4, after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night– the white balls 20, 22, 52, 57 and 73, plus the Mega Ball 7. With the jackpot roll, Friday’s estimated jackpot is $323 million ($199 million cash).
Four tickets matched the five white balls to win $1 million Tuesday night; one each in Illinois and Virginia and two in New York.
A total of 71 Match 5 winning tickets have been sold to date this year in 22 different jurisdictions. They include California (10), Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey (9), New York (9), Ohio (6), South Carolina, Texas (6), Virginia (5), Washington and Wisconsin (2).
Last summer’s $536 million jackpot, won July 8, 2016, in Indiana, was the third largest Mega Millions jackpot in history and the most ever awarded to a single winner. The second highest was $648 million on December 17, 2013, with winners in California and Georgia. The record jackpot was $656 million on March 30, 2012, a prize that was split by three winners, one each in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won on April 28, when David Trapp won a $61 million prize in California. Two other jackpots have also been awarded this year – $191 million to Jack Freney, also in California, and $177 million to Texan Eliberto Cantu with a ticket he purchased in Arkansas.
As this jackpot run progresses, to date there have been more than 39.3 million prizes won at all levels since April 28, including 46 prizes of $1 million or more. Since January 1, more than 81.6 million winning tickets have been sold; 74 of those have been worth $1 million or more.
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