The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is now over $1 billion. There was no winner on Tuesday night. The new jackpot is the country’s fourth largest lottery prize ever. No one has matched the game’s six numbers since mid-April, causing the jackpot number to increase to $1.02 billion if you choose to take the annuity option – a payment each year for 30 years; or $602 million for the cash option.

You have a 1 in 302.5 million chance of winning the jackpot. You are more likely to get struck by lightning than win the Mega Millions jackpot.