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Mega Millions jackpot up to $900 million for Friday's drawing

After nobody won the Tuesday Mega Millions grand prize, the jackpot inched closer to the $1 billion mark.
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A customer holds a stack of Mega Millions lottery tickets which he purchased for his office pool at a convenience store on December 17, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday night's drawing hit $900 million on Wednesday after no one matched all six numbers Tuesday.

It is now the second-largest lottery grand prize in U.S. history. The largest jackpot was a $1.6 billion Powerball prize won in January 2016.

Mega Millions officials said no tickets matched all six numbers to claim the estimated $667 million prize Tuesday night. The numbers were 3, 45, 49, 61, 69 and Mega Ball 9.

The cash option for Tuesday, which is favored by nearly all winners, would have been $380 million. The $667 million jackpot refers to the annuity option, paid out over 29 years. It was the third-largest grand prize in U.S. history.

Although the Mega Millions prize has grown larger, the odds of winning remain the same, at a dismal one in 302.5 million.

This year, 20-year-old Shane Missler of Port Richey won a $451 million prize on Jan. 5, while Richard Wahl of Vernon, N.J., won $533 million on March 30. In all, three Mega Millions jackpots have been awarded in 2018.

The highest jackpot ever in the game: On March 30, 2012, Mega Millions produced a $656 million jackpot, split three ways.

Mega Millions is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

TEGNA and Florida Today contributed to this story.

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