The Mega Millions jackpot continues setting records, now offering the eighth-largest jackpot in the game's history.

"The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Tuesday, November 11, is a whopping $900 million ($415.3 million cash)," Mega Millions said in a media release on Saturday.

As it marches towards the $1 billion mark, it is "only the third time the jackpot has reached this level since the current game record of $1.602 billion was won in Florida on August 8, 2023."

During the last drawing on Friday, 688,058 winning tickets for non-jackpot prizes totaled more than $13.8 million.

The last big win for the game, where tickets cost $5 each to play, was June 27 in Virginia.

Prior to June's jackpot winner, other major payouts were in Ohio in April, Illinois in March and Arizona

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