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The Mega Millions Jackpot surged to $862 million for Friday's drawing, after no single ticket won the jackpot on Tuesday, the lottery said.
The jackpot prize has a cash value of $392.1 million, which can be offered as a one-time lump sum payment, or an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.
The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won at $810 million in Texas on Sept. 10.
The total of $862 million is the seventh-largest prize in Mega Millions history. The largest Mega Millions prize ever won was $1.6 billion won on August 2023.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, according to Mega Millions.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 for one play.