The jackpot for Tuesday's drawing was $418 million with a cash option of $263.3 million. The winning numbers were: 9-21-34-42-50 Mega Ball: 21
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The $444 million jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing comes with a cash option of $281.1 million.
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What to know about the mega millions lottery
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Overall odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
Mega Millions jackpots start out at $40 million and roll over if there is no jackpot winner.
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Tickets are sold in 44 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET | 10 p.m. CT | 8 p.m. PT every Tuesday and Friday.