There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $579 million.
There were three tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, two in Ohio and one in Wisconsin. They are all worth $1 million, lottery officials said.
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 52, 60, 61, 66, 67 and the Mega number was 23. The estimated jackpot was $541 million.
The drawing was the 24th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number are 1 in 302,575,350, according to the California Lottery. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 24.
The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
–City News Service
