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AUSTIN-- After there were no victors for Tuesday evening's Mega Millions pot drawing, Texas Lottery ® gamers now have a chance to bet the video game's largest prize in 18 months. The Mega Millions pot for the Friday, July 22 attracting stands at an estimated annuitized $660 million, the 3rd biggest reward reward in game history as well as the ninth biggest in U.S. lotto game background. Friday's illustration supplies a cash money value worth an approximated $388.0 million. If there is no reward champion for tonight's Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot reward for the Tuesday, July 26 drawing will roll to an estimated annuitized $790 million.

" The uptick in sales that we've seen over the last couple days for the Huge Millions game is helping the Texas Lottery complete its goal of producing income for public education in Texas," said Gary Despair, executive supervisor of the Texas Lottery game. "This Mega Millions jackpot is offering lotto game players a possibility to imagine regarding what they may do if they win. While this is an enjoyable and entertaining time for lotto game players, we intend to advise our gamers to play responsibly. It only takes one ticket to win."

Friday's drawing will certainly be the 28th in the existing Huge Millions jackpot run given that starting as an estimated annuitized $20 million for the April 19 drawing. This is the largest Huge Millions jackpot up for grabs because the Jan. 22, 2021 illustration when it reached an approximated $1.05 billion-- the video game's second-largest jackpot prize, which was won by an out of state gamer.

Texas has actually had 13 Huge Millions pot prize champions since it joined the video game in 2003. Its newest reward champion came in September 2019 when a Leander local won an estimated annuitized $227 million, the largest prize ever paid out to a single Texas Lotto gamer.

Third largest reward reward in Huge Millions history; 9th biggest in U.S. lotto background
Since the start of 2022, five Texas Lotto game players have actually won second-tier Mega Millions rewards of $1 million or bigger, consisting of 2 during the existing pot run. A Houston resident asserted a $1,000,510 second-tier reward for the drawing hung on Might 13 as well as an Ingram local claimed a $2 million second-tier reward for the drawing hung on June 17.

Mega Millions is played by picking 5 numbers from a field of 70 as well as one Mega Sphere number from the second area of 25 numbers. To win the Mega Millions reward, players have to match all six numbers drawn including the Mega Ball. Players matching less numbers might not win the prize, yet can still walk away winners. Mega Millions currently offers a $20 million starting prize and also a second-tier (Suit 5 +0) reward of $1 million. By selecting the Megaplier ® feature for $1 more per Play, gamers can increase their non-jackpot payouts by 2, 3, 4 or five times, winning as long as $5 million.

Drawings are relayed each Tuesday and also Friday at 10:12 p.m. CT. Texas Lotto gamers can buy Huge Millions tickets at more than 20,000 Texas Lottery game stores throughout the state. Ticket sales for the next Mega Millions drawing will close at 9:45 p.m. CT on Friday, July 22. The seller that offers a jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket is eligible to obtain as much as a $1 million seller bonus.


The Huge Millions prize for the Friday, July 22 attracting stands at an approximated annuitized $660 million, the 3rd biggest jackpot reward in game history and also the nine biggest in U.S. lottery background. If there is no prize champion for tonight's Huge Millions attracting, the jackpot prize for the Tuesday, July 26 drawing will roll to an estimated annuitized $790 million.

Mega Millions currently supplies a $20 million beginning jackpot and a second-tier (Suit 5 +0) reward of $1 million. The seller that sells a jackpot-winning Huge Millions ticket is qualified to obtain up to a $1 million merchant incentive.