For only the third time in the 20-year history of Mega Millions, the jackpot has surpassed the massive $1 billion mark after the winning numbers were drawn on Tuesday night and no winner was declared.
A customer fills out a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a convenience store, July 21, 2022, in Northbrook, Ill.The winning numbers on Tuesday were 7-29-60-63-66. The Mega Ball was 15 and the Megaplier was 3.
Only four Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year; in California, Minnesota, New York and Tennessee. As the numbers were being drawn at 11 p.m. ET, those who were trying to check the Mega Millions website were given an error -- the site had crashed. "In the 29 drawings since the jackpot was last won in Tennessee on April 15, there have been more than 28.1 million winning tickets at all prize levels, including 42 worth $1 million or more," the company said. "Those big prizes have been won in 17 states across the country: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
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