(RNN/CNN) - Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery drawing produced no jackpot ticket on the fourth-largest reward in the game's history.
With no lucky players hitting it big, the winning amount is expected to grow to $502 million for Friday, with a $301 million cash payout. That's the biggest prize since 2016, when a single ticket in Indiana hit the winning numbers on a $536 million prize.
The 2012 Mega Millions jackpot of $656 million is the biggest for the game and remained the biggest of all time until eclipsed by a Powerball prize in 2016.
To win it all, players must pick the correct six numbers from two separate pools - five different numbers from one to 70, and a sixth number from one to 25.
Mega Millions is played in 44 U.S. states, Washington, DC, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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