INDIANAPOLIS — The next Mega Millions jackpot will be worth more than a half-billion dollars.
No tickets matched all five numbers plus the Megaball in Friday's drawing, pushing the jackpot to at least $530 million, with a cash option of $304.7 million.
The winning numbers were 8, 20, 26, 53 and 64, with a Megaball of 15. The "Megaplier" came up as 5x, which quintuples the jackpot for a player who paid for the option.
Only one player picked all five numbers, but did not match the Megaball. That ticket is worth $1 million before taxes. According to the lottery, that ticket was sold in California.
Friday's jackpot was also the largest prize up for grabs since May 2021, when a five-member trust in Pennsylvania claimed a $516 million prize.
While the prize money is certainly life changing, it's far from breaking lottery records. Last year, a Mega Millions jackpot cracked the $1 billion mark for just the second time. A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won that $1.05 billion jackpot and chose the lump sump, receiving $557 million after taxes.
Tuesday's prize will be at least the eighth largest ever. After tickets are sold for the drawing, the jackpot could climb into the top five all-time.
No big winners in Indiana
While more than 15,000 tickets sold in Indiana won some money in Friday's drawing, no single ticket was worth more than $1,000.
The Hoosier Lottery reports 10 players won a $500 prize for matching four of the five numbers, without the Megaball, but none of those players paid for the Multiplier option to increase their winnings.
Four players who won $200 for matching three numbers plus the Megaball chose the Multiplier to win $1,000.
