The biweekly Mega Millions drawing continued to climb, offering a top prize of $80 million in Tuesday’s drawing in the multi-state lottery game that hasn’t seen a jackpot winner in more than a month.
The five white balls drawn were 71-56-3-46-42 and a Megaball of 13
The Tuesday jackpot would be worth almost $51 million if taken in a cash lump sum, with almost 40 percent going for federal taxes, with the possibility of state taxes as well. The $1 tickets are sold in 44 states and the District of Columbia.
If nobody picked all six numbers, the next drawing would be Friday.
• Victor Morton can be reached at vmorton@washingtontimes.com.
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