Fri Dec 20 23:10:00 UTC 2024: **Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $825 Million After Another Drawing Fails to Produce Winner**

NEW YORK, NY – The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to a staggering $825 million ($382.2 million cash value) after Tuesday night’s drawing failed to produce a grand prize winner. This marks the fourth potential jackpot win of 2024 for the lottery, and if claimed this month, would be the largest Mega Millions prize ever awarded in December and the seventh largest in the lottery’s history.

The previous Mega Millions jackpot win of $810 million occurred in mid-September. Since then, despite no grand prize winner, the lottery has awarded 51 prizes of at least $1 million and numerous smaller wins. The current jackpot surpasses the $69 million Powerball jackpot, which will be drawn on Wednesday.

The March 2024 $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the largest of the year so far and the only one exceeding 10 figures, remains unclaimed. The odds of winning the current $825 million jackpot are approximately 1 in 302.6 million. The next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled for Friday evening.

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