The Mega Millions jackpot is creeping towards the $1 billion mark.
The current jackpot sits at $800 million with an estimated cash value of $404.2 million after no one won Friday's drawing. Tonight's drawing may unveil a lucky jackpot winner.
If no one claims tonight's prize, the jackpot may reach the $1 billion mark in the next week. Only six previous jackpots have passed this threshold
The largest jackpot ever won in the Mega Millions lottery was in August 2023, when a single ticket won the $1.602 billion prize out of Neptune Beach, Florida.
So far this year, two people have won a Mega Millions jackpot: First in March when a player in New Jersey walked away with a whopping $1.13 billion
And again in June when a player in Illinois won $552 million.
There have been 7 Powerball jackpot winners this year so far. The largest prize was claimed in April after a Portland man won $1.3 billion.