The jackpot rolls over to an estimated $975 million for the Monday drawing.
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This spring is largely a repeat of last summer, when both lotteries had jackpots top $1 billion within 20 days. Ticket sales are strong despite the long odds.
The elusive jackpots for the two national lotteries are each stretching into the billon-dollar range.
The Friday Mega Millions jackpot will be worth nearly $1 billion while the Saturday Powerball has risen to $750 million.
Both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are well into nine-figure territory, but they have several weeks before they would approach the U.S. lottery record.
The most recent Powerball jackpot winner was Jan. 1, 2024, when $842.4 million was claimed in Michigan. It was the fifth-largest prize in Powerball history.
One ticket in New York did get all five regular numbers and with a megaplier of 5x, the holder will get $5 million before taxes.
Several month string of no winners continues for lottery players. Powerball, Mega Millions cumulative worth nearly $1.4 billion.
Nobody has matched the winning numbers for Powerball or Mega Millions for several months
The string of lottery jackpot rollovers just keeps on going.