No Mega Millions winner; jackpot increases to $490M

Hundreds of people lined up in Primm to buy Mega Millions and Powerball lottery tickets on Tuesday. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Hundreds line up outside of The Lotto Store at Primm as people wait to buy Mega Millions and Powerball lottery tickets, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Primm. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

People line up inside The Lotto Store at Primm as they wait to buy Mega Millions and Powerball lottery tickets, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Primm. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

People buy Mega Millions and Powerball lottery tickets at The Lotto Store at Primm on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Primm. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

A Mega Millions and Powerball sign at The Lotto Store at Primm shows the current jackpots on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Primm. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Hundreds line up outside of The Lotto Store at Primm as people wait to buy Mega Million and Powerball lottery tickets, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Primm. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

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January 5, 2021 - 8:24 am

Updated January 5, 2021 - 10:32 pm

No one hit the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, and the big prize rose to $490 million for Friday’s drawing.

Tuesday’s winning numbers were: 20, 43, 51, 55 and 57, and the Mega Ball was 4.

One winning ticket was worth $447 million (paid out in 30 annual installments) or a cash option of $339.6 million.

Hundreds of people lined up Tuesday at The Lotto Store at Primm as they waited to buy Mega Millions and Powerball lottery tickets.

The Powerball drawing of about $410 million occurs Wednesday.

Nevada does not participate in either lottery.

The closest places to buy tickets are across the stateline in California and Arizona.

The odds of winning Mega Millions is 1 in 302 million while the odds for Powerball are a bit better, 1 in 292 million.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter.

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