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Chad Cuneo counts out his money for his to buy Mega Millions lottery tickets at a newsstand Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, in Philadelphia. Superstition didn’t deter players hoping that Friday the 13th will bring them good luck in the Mega Millions game as heavy sales prompted lottery officials to boost the estimated jackpot to $425 million.
Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 | 11:44 p.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa — No one has won the $425 million jackpot in the Mega Millions lottery game.
Lottery officials say no one matched all of the numbers in the drawing Friday night.
The numbers drawn were: 19-24-26-27-70, Mega Ball: 12.
The jackpot now is expected to reach $550 million for the next drawing on Tuesday. The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever was a $656 million jackpot in March 2012.
The Mega Millions underwent a major game revamp in October in an effort to grow bigger jackpots in a shorter amount of time. But it also decreased the odds of a person winning the top prize to about 1 in 259 million. It was previously about 1 in 176 million, nearly the same odds as winning the Powerball jackpot.
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