Winning numbers were drawn for Friday’s $977 million Mega Millions jackpot.
The numbers drawn Friday night were: 3, 8, 31, 35 and 44 and gold Mega Ball 16.
There have been 29 consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The last jackpot was won on Dec. 8.
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The jackpot prize has a cash value of $467 million which can be offered as a one-time lump sum payment or an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.
The odds of winning the jackpot is 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.
Mega Millions forms are stacked and waiting on players on Aug. 7, 2023 in Silver Spring, Md.
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The largest Mega Millions jackpot prize ever won was $1.6 billion prize won on Aug. 8, 2023.