The Mega Millions' jackpot is now at $720 million after there were no winners in the Tuesday night drawing.
The prize is the fifth-largest in game history, according to Mega Millions, with an estimated cash value of $370 million.
The numbers drawn Tuesday night were 57, 47, 50, 29 and 40 with a Mega ball of 25. The multiplier was 2X.
Mega Millions Lottery ticket are displayed in a store in New York City. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid / Reuters Photos)
If a player wins Friday's jackpot, it would be the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot won this year. A Maine player won the $1.338 billion jackpot in January.
The last Mega Millions jackpot-winning ticket was sold on April 14, matching all six numbers to win the grand prize of $483 million or a lump-sum prize of $256.9 million. Since April, the jackpot has continued to rise.
The odds of hitting the grand prize jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Mega Million cards are displayed at the Fuel On Convenience store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ((AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) / AP Newsroom)
Powerball tickets cost $2 per play. Tickets are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The deadline for purchasing a ticket is 9:45 p.m. on draw nights.