ATLANTA — The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one after no one won an estimated $685 million jackpot.
Mega Millions says no ticket purchased for the lottery matched all six numbers drawn Friday night.
The top prize increased to $785 million ahead of the next drawing Tuesday night.
The numbers selected Friday were: 1, 3, 6, 44, 51 and gold Mega Ball 7. The jackpot has grown so large thanks to long odds of one in 302.6 million that have resulted in 22 straight drawings without a big winner.
The estimated $785 million prize is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity, with annual checks over 29 years.
Nearly all winners opt for cash, which for the next drawing would be an estimated $395 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states – Utah is not one of them – as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
