Mega Millions lottery has captured the attention and imagination of millions of people across the country. Every week, hopeful players eagerly await the announcement of the winning numbers, dreaming of hitting the jackpot and changing their lives forever.
The anticipation builds as the drawing takes place, with each number revealed adding to the excitement. As the final number is announced, hearts race and hopes soar as players check their tickets in disbelief. The moment when all six numbers match is a life-changing experience that few will ever forget.
California tickets sold at same location split $394 million Mega Millions jackpot.
Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot is at $600 million with a cash option of $285.9 million, according to the Powerball website. 
The next drawing will take place Tuesday night. There has not been a jackpot winner since Dec. 8.
Friday's jackpot would have been the sixth-largest in the game's history, with the top five all north of one billion dollars. 
A single-winning ticket in Friday's jackpot would have come with the choice of whether to receive either a one-time lump-sum payment of about $385 million in cash before taxes, or go with an annuity, which consists of annual payments over 30 years.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot prize ever won was a $1.6 billion prize claimed on Aug. 8, 2023 in Neptune Beach, Florida.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, according to Mega Millions.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 for one play.
The winning numbers for Friday, March 15 were 50, 13, 66, 51 and 25 with a Mega Ball of 6. The Megaplier was 5X.
There was no grand prize winner, but there were Match 5 winners worth $1 million each in Massachusetts and North Carolina.
The next drawing will be Friday, March 15, at 11 p.m. ET.
Mega Millions drawings are held two times a week, every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET.
"This helps protect winners’ lifestyle and purchasing power in periods of inflation," according to the Mega Millions website.
The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
If two or more people win the jackpot in the same drawing, the money is shared equally among all winning tickets.
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