 Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1.05 billion

The lottery on Saturday said that now the estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Tuesday night will be around $1.05 billion

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This will be equal to the fourth-largest prize in Mega Millions’ history.

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One of America's two big jackpot games, Mega Millions, has climbed to over $1 billion

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As per the details, Friday night’s numbers were 5, 10, 28, 52, 63, and a Mega Ball of 18.

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The lottery on Saturday said that now the estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Tuesday night will be around $1.05 billion.

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This will be equal to the fourth-largest prize in Mega Millions history.

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Tuesday’s jackpot will have the option to spread it in annual payments over 29 years,

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take a lump-sum option of an estimated $527.9 million.

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