Lottery players could scoop one of the biggest prizes ever after a five-month winless streak has seen the jackpot jump to nearly a staggering $1 billion.

The Mega Millions jackpot is rocketing towards an eye-watering $1 billion (£800 million) after yet another draw ended without a winner, marking the longest run in the game’s history without anyone scooping the top prize.

Lottery officials revealed on Wednesday that the jackpot for Friday’s draw has now climbed to a staggering $965 million (£770 million) after no ticket matched all six numbers in Tuesday night’s draw.

The winning numbers were 10, 13, 40, 42, 46, and the gold Mega Ball 1 — but no one struck gold this time. If a single player lands Friday’s jackpot , they could take home a cash lump sum of $445.3 million (£356 milli

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