$1.2 billion Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Friday evening
People across the country were hoping to win big Friday night as the third-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was drawn after no winning tickets were sold in the multi-state Mega Millions game for 29 consecutive draws.
The estimated $1.2 billion jackpot was the largest since the record $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot ticket was sold in Chino Hills in 2016.
CBSLA's Nicole Comstock was at a North Hollywood 7-Eleven where jackpot hopefuls lined up to buy their tickets.
The odds of winning Friday's draw was 1 in 302,575,350, according to the California Lottery. The overall chance of winning a prize was 1 in 24.
If no one wins Friday's drawing, the jackpot will increase to a record $1.7 billion.
As of 11:15 p.m. there was still not an update as to whether anyone got all the winning numbers.
The winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, July 29 are:
