After no ticket matched all 6 numbers drawn Friday night, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $1.05 billion- the fourth largest jackpot in the game’s history - and the 8th largest in U.S. history.
This follows a string of heavy-hitting lottery prizes .
This is the second time this year the MegaMillions jackpot has topped $1 billion, and the fifth time in just over 4 years.
In January, a $1.35 billion ticket was bought in Maine. That was the second largest jackpot to-date.
Tuesday’s drawing will be the second billion dollar jackpot drawing this summer. Last week, a winning ticket for a $1.08 billion Powerball drawing was sold in Los Angeles, but the winner is still unknown.
Delaware still has yet to have a Mega Millions jackpot winner, though last November a Bridgeville woman walked away with a $10,000 prize from the game after matching four numbers and the Mega Ball.
The last major jackpot win in Delaware was in December 2016 when a winning ticket worth nearly $122-million was sold at a Selbyville-area gas station.
