Angel Eyes
07-06-2016, 12:26 PM
Still no winner! Mega Millions jackpot of $454 MILLION goes unclaimed after Tuesday's drawing and may grow by more than $50m by Friday
If prize goes unclaimed it would be the longest the jackpot has rolled on without a top winner, with no winner in nearly four months
Winning numbers were white balls 29-64-46-53-73 and yellow ball 10
If there is no winner, jackpot is expected to grow by more than $50 million
Tuesday could mark 34th time jackpot didn't have a winner with previous record set at 22 rolls in December 2013
The Mega Millions jackpot remains unclaimed after Tuesday night's drawing for the $454 million prize that could potentially be the seventh largest lottery jackpot in US history.
With slightly better odds than the Powerball game, it's rare that nearly four months passes without someone winning a Mega Millions jackpot. It is the longest the game's jackpot has rolled on without a top prize winner.
'This is our longest roll ever, by far,' said Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery and lead director for Mega Millions, which is managed by a consortium of lottery organizations.
Otto said they may not know whether there is a winner until about midnight Central time.
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The Mega Millions jackpot remains unclaimed after Tuesday night's drawing for the $454 million prize that could potentially be the seventh largest lottery jackpot in US history
Otto said if there's no winner Tuesday night, the jackpot is expected to grow by more than $50 million.
Tuesday could mark the 34th time the jackpot has rolled without a winner. The previous record was 22 rolls in December 2013.
Otto said there are several factors for the lack of a winner, and it includes fewer players.
The highest jackpot drawn in the country was a $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot won in January by players in three states.
'It takes much bigger jackpots to get players excited,' she said. 'It looks like the tipping point might be right about now.'
The winning numbers Tuesday night were white balls 29-64-46-53-73 and yellow ball 10.
Otto said before the drawing that the lottery consortium may not know whether there is a winner until about midnight Central time.
Earlier Tuesday, Paul Jeanne came out of Sam's Lobby Shop in downtown Baltimore, Maryland waving a handful of Mega Millions tickets, jokingly claiming he was holding a fortune in his hands,
Jeanne said he knew his odds are slim to win the Mega Millions but felt marginally better going in with about a dozen co-workers in an office pool.
'When it gets big like this, we all throw a few bucks in and hope for the best,' the Homeland resident said.
'You take your tiny odds and tiny odds get multiplied by a tiny bit, and hopefully, it comes in one of these times
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If there is no winner Tuesday night, the jackpot is expected to grow by more than $50 million
The prize increased slightly Tuesday morning from a $449 million prize that was reached after no winner was selected Friday night.
The jackpot will be the largest since a $429.6 million Powerball prize won by a New Jersey family on May 7.
The odds of picking the correct numbers on five white balls and one yellow ball in the Mega Millions game are one in 259 million.
For Powerball, it's one in roughly 292 million.
Revamps to the country's two big lottery games in recent years decreased the odds of picking all the numbers needed for the top prize, though officials point out it's increased the number of winners who score smaller prizes that range from $1 million to $5 million, depending on the game.
Mega Millions tickets are sold in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands.
If prize goes unclaimed it would be the longest the jackpot has rolled on without a top winner, with no winner in nearly four months
Winning numbers were white balls 29-64-46-53-73 and yellow ball 10
If there is no winner, jackpot is expected to grow by more than $50 million
Tuesday could mark 34th time jackpot didn't have a winner with previous record set at 22 rolls in December 2013
The Mega Millions jackpot remains unclaimed after Tuesday night's drawing for the $454 million prize that could potentially be the seventh largest lottery jackpot in US history.
With slightly better odds than the Powerball game, it's rare that nearly four months passes without someone winning a Mega Millions jackpot. It is the longest the game's jackpot has rolled on without a top prize winner.
'This is our longest roll ever, by far,' said Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery and lead director for Mega Millions, which is managed by a consortium of lottery organizations.
Otto said they may not know whether there is a winner until about midnight Central time.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/06/05/35FBD56500000578-3676385-image-a-47_1467778979745.jpg
The Mega Millions jackpot remains unclaimed after Tuesday night's drawing for the $454 million prize that could potentially be the seventh largest lottery jackpot in US history
Otto said if there's no winner Tuesday night, the jackpot is expected to grow by more than $50 million.
Tuesday could mark the 34th time the jackpot has rolled without a winner. The previous record was 22 rolls in December 2013.
Otto said there are several factors for the lack of a winner, and it includes fewer players.
The highest jackpot drawn in the country was a $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot won in January by players in three states.
'It takes much bigger jackpots to get players excited,' she said. 'It looks like the tipping point might be right about now.'
The winning numbers Tuesday night were white balls 29-64-46-53-73 and yellow ball 10.
Otto said before the drawing that the lottery consortium may not know whether there is a winner until about midnight Central time.
Earlier Tuesday, Paul Jeanne came out of Sam's Lobby Shop in downtown Baltimore, Maryland waving a handful of Mega Millions tickets, jokingly claiming he was holding a fortune in his hands,
Jeanne said he knew his odds are slim to win the Mega Millions but felt marginally better going in with about a dozen co-workers in an office pool.
'When it gets big like this, we all throw a few bucks in and hope for the best,' the Homeland resident said.
'You take your tiny odds and tiny odds get multiplied by a tiny bit, and hopefully, it comes in one of these times
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/06/05/35F949CF00000578-3676385-image-a-48_1467778985548.jpg
If there is no winner Tuesday night, the jackpot is expected to grow by more than $50 million
The prize increased slightly Tuesday morning from a $449 million prize that was reached after no winner was selected Friday night.
The jackpot will be the largest since a $429.6 million Powerball prize won by a New Jersey family on May 7.
The odds of picking the correct numbers on five white balls and one yellow ball in the Mega Millions game are one in 259 million.
For Powerball, it's one in roughly 292 million.
Revamps to the country's two big lottery games in recent years decreased the odds of picking all the numbers needed for the top prize, though officials point out it's increased the number of winners who score smaller prizes that range from $1 million to $5 million, depending on the game.
Mega Millions tickets are sold in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands.