DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of
the largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history climbed even higher
Saturday after no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $425 million
top Mega Millions prize.
With
the Friday the 13th drawing failing to produce any winner lucky enough
to claim the fifth-biggest jackpot ever, officials raised the amount to
$550 million for Tuesday's drawing. That now ranks as the
fourth-biggest.
Paula Otto, the Virginia
Lottery's executive director and Mega Millions' lead director, told The
Associated Press early Saturday that she expects the amount to rise even
higher before the drawing. It could approach or surpass the largest
Mega Millions jackpot ever claimed, $656 million in March 2012. Had
someone won Friday, it would have been that game's second-highest prize.
"We've
never had a jackpot at this level in December leading into the
holidays," Otto said. "If we keep rolling, we could well be at a billion
dollars going into Christmas."
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