Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $550 million after nobody wins big prize
The Mega Millions jackpot soared to $550 million -- the fourth-biggest prize ever -- early Saturday after no winning ticket was sold.
Heavy sales had boosted the prize to $425 million for Friday's drawing, but even with all those tickets sold, nobody picked the winning numbers: 19, 24, 26, 27, 70, plus the Mega Ball number 12.
California Lottery spokesman Mike Bond confirmed that the prize for Tuesday's drawing would be $550 million.
That's Mega Millions' second-largest jackpot ever, trailing a $656 million jackpot in March 2012 -- and the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
