FILE - A customer fills out a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., on Jan. 6, 2021. The holiday shopping season, for Mega Millions lottery ticket buyers, at least, is ramping up as officials say the estimated jackpot for the drawing the night of Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, has surpassed half a billion dollars. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

CONCORD – Without a winner in Friday night’s (1/6) drawing, the New Hampshire Lottery is expecting Tuesday night’s (1/10) Mega Millions jackpot will reach $1.1 billion, which would make it the fifth-largest jackpot in lottery history. The New Hampshire Lottery estimates the one-time cash payout will increase to $568.7 million for tomorrow night’s drawing. (Estimated jackpot amounts are determined before taxes are withheld.)

“More than $1.1 billion up for grabs! Now we’re talking! This is an incredible opportunity for our players to get in on the excitement of this massive Mega Millions jackpot,” said Charlie McIntyre, Executive Director, New Hampshire Lottery. “Sales have continued to rise with the increasing jackpot, with Mega Millions sales via our retailers and NH iLottery topping out at more than $2.6 million last week alone. This is a life-changing amount of money, and an opportunity our players do not want to miss out on – buy your tickets today!”

Mega Million drawing results from Friday, January 6, were: 03-20-46-59-63 MB-13 with a Megaplier of 3.

The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing since October 14, 2022, when lucky players in California and Florida split a $494 million jackpot prize. Since October 14, New Hampshire Mega Millions sales have approached $10 million, which has generated $5 million for New Hampshire education.

Players have purchased more than $7.6 million in Mega Millions tickets through retailers statewide, and another $2.1 million through NH iLottery. The New Hampshire Lottery has paid out nearly $400,000 in sales commissions to retailers since the jackpot run began.

The top-10 largest lottery jackpots in history were:

1. $2.04 billion (Powerball) – November 2022

2. $1.586 billion (Powerball) – January 2016

3. $1.537 billion (Mega Millions) – October 2018

4. $1.337 billion (Mega Millions) – July 2022

5. $1.1 billion (Mega Millions) – January 2023 (anticipated)

6. $1.05 billion (Mega Millions) – January 2021

7. $768.4 million (Powerball) – March 2019

8. $758.7 million (Powerball) – August 2017

9. $731.1 million (Powerball) – January 2021

10. $699.8 million (Powerball) – October 2021

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 PM. Tickets are on sale at more than 1,200 retailers statewide, and online at NH iLottery. For more information and to play, visit www.nhlottery.com.