Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To $43 Million Following Wednesday’s Drawing

Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets are displayed on Jan. 3, 2018 in San Anselmo, California.

The latest Mega Millions jackpot will continue to grow following the Tuesday night lottery drawing, which did not yield any winners for the $31 million grand prize.

There were also no instant millionaires that resulted from the latest lottery drawing. Players who would have hit the Match 5 could have won $1 million. Whereas, players who would have hit the Match 5 with a Megaplier could have won $4 million.

The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn on Tuesday, April 26 were 5, 7, 19, 46, 69, with a gold Mega Ball of 2. The Megaplier was 4X.

Watch the winning lottery numbers being pulled below.

There were no grand prize winners for the Tuesday night drawing of $31 million with a cash option of $18.6 million, which means the jackpot went unclaimed.

The next Mega Millions drawing will be worth an estimated $43 million with a cash value of $25.9 million. The numbers will be drawn on Friday, April 29.

While there weren’t any instant millionaires on Tuesday night, some players were able to snag smaller monetary wins from the latest lottery drawing.

There were 12 players that hit the Match 4 plus the gold Mega Ball, winning $10,000 each. However, there was only one ticket holder that played with a Megaplier and won $40,000. The other wins from the night ranged between $2 and $2,000.

The latest lottery drawing comes after the owner of the Citgo Food Mart in Pegram, Tennessee received a $50,000 prize for selling the winning ticket to the April 15 jackpot, which was worth an estimated $20 million.

Rajesh Ghadiyali, the owner of the gas station, plans to use the selling bonus to remodel and expand his business. Ghadiyali claimed the store sells between $1,000 to $2,500 worth of lottery tickets each week.

Jackpot winners can receive their grand prize winnings through either a one-time lump sum payment or an annuity. Those who opt for the annuity receive one immediate payment, followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.

Mega Millions can be played in 45 states as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.