The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has risen to $480 million in advance of Friday night’s drawing, lottery officials announced.
The jackpot, which is the 10th largest prize in the 20-year history of the nationwide lottery game, grew by $40 million after no one won the top prize in Tuesday’s drawing.
The last time someone won the Mega Million jackpot was on April 15. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
The cash payout would be $276 million.
The winning numbers drawn Tuesday were: 4, 7, 10, 45, 64 and Mega Ball 12.