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There was no lucky winner on Christmas Day to snag the $321 million Mega Millions jackpot — meaning there’s now even more money for the taking.
After no one won the jackpot on Tuesday, the prize is now up to a whopping $348 million, with a $210.2 million cash option. Despite no one taking home the massive winnings, several people won smaller prizes ranging from $6 to $30,000.
The $321 million is the biggest ever offered on Christmas,according to Reuters. It was the fifth time that a Mega Millions drawing was held on Christmas and, just like past years, the grand prize went unclaimed.
Tuesday night’s winning numbers were 2, 8, 42, 43, 50 and Mega Ball 6; Megaplier 3x.
The next drawing is at 11 p.m. ET on Friday.
The odds of winning the jackpotare reportedlyone in 302.6 million.
The biggest-ever Mega Millions prize of $1.537 billionwent to a single-ticket holder on Oct. 23.The ticket was sold in South Carolina after days of anticipation.
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“The moment we’ve been waiting for finally arrived, and we couldn’t be more excited,” Gordon Medenica, the director of the Mega Millions Group, said then in a statement.
“This is truly a historic occasion. We’re so happy for the winner, and we know the South Carolina Education Lottery can’t wait to meet the lucky ticket holder.”
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However, more than two months later, the lucky winner still hasn’t come forward to claim their prize.
“This is unusual, considering that it’s $1.5 billion,” Holli Armstrong, of the South Carolina Lottery Commission,toldThe Stateearlier this week.
source: people.com
