A Mega Millions lottery jackpot has grown to $1.55bn, making it the third-largest ever ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing.
The prize has ballooned because no one has matched the game’s six winning numbers since 18 April, amounting to 31 straight drawings without a big winner.
The nearly four-month-long unlucky streak could be all the sweeter for the person who finally lands the top prize, which is inching toward the record lottery jackpot of $2.04bn won in 2022 by a player in California.
“It’s a fun thing,” said Merlin Smith, a retired real estate appraiser who stopped Monday at a gasoline station in Minneapolis to buy five tickets. “But if you’re depending on winning, you’d be disappointed a lot.” » | Associated Press | Tuesday, August 8, 2023
