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The Mega Millions jackpot is $166 million for the Friday, August 8 drawing, with a cash option of $75.2 million.

The last Mega Millions jackpot was won on June 27 in Virginia for $348 million.

Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET.

Will a $5 Mega Millions ticket make you a multimillionaire this weekend? It did happen for one lucky someone in June.

matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball in the Friday, June 27, drawing for a $348 million prize, with a cash option of $155.5 million.

The , then reset to $50 million. It was only the second jackpot reset since the game's The jackpot has since rolled over eleven times and sits at $166 million for this Friday's drawing. The one-time lump sum would be $75.2 million, according to .

The win

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