The jackpot has climbed to an estimated $563 million, making it the eighth highest jackpot on record.
(WTAJ) — The Mega Millions jackpot has officially claimed a place as one of the top 10 highest jackpots in the game's history.
With no tickets matching all five numbers and the Megaball in Friday night's drawing, which had an estimated top prize of $525 million, the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $563 million, making it the eighth highest jackpot on record.
Mega Millions held its first drawing in September 1996, originally under the name "the Big Game" and only included six states: Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia. As the game continued to grow, it expanded to other states and changed its name to "Mega Millions" in May 2002.
The current top 10 highest jackpots in Mega Millions history are:
While there were also no tickets winning $1 million sold for Friday's drawing, over 213,000 players across the country did win prizes ranging from $2 to $50,000.
Winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, Feb. 23:
Winning Numbers: 04 06 40 41 60
Megaball: 11
Megaplier: 05
The next Mega Millions drawing is on Tuesday, Feb. 27 and the next Powerball drawing, for an estimated jackpot of $376 million, is on Saturday, Feb. 24.