The Mega Millions jackpot is approaching $1 billion after no ticket hit the grand prize earlier this week.

The top prize for the Friday, March 22 drawing is estimated to reach $977 million or a $461 million cash payout. It’s just the sixth time in the game’s 22-year history the jackpot has reached this level, surpassed only by the five jackpots that topped $1 billion.

Tuesday night’s numbers were white balls 24, 46, 49, 62 and 66, plus the gold Mega Ball 7.

The last jackpot was won on Dec. 8 by two tickets in California, followed by 29 consecutive drawings without a grand prize.

Tickets are $2 each and are sold in every state except Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.

Drawings are conducted on Tuesdays and Fridays – so the next drawing is March 22 – in Atlanta at 11 p.m. ET (10 p.m. CT). The chances of winning the big jackpot are 1 in more than 302 million.

You can go here to see a list of places where you can buy tickets.

The top Mega Millions jackpots:

$1.602 billion – 8/8/2023 – 1-FL

$1.537 billion – 10/23/2018 – 1-SC

$1.348 billion – 1/13/2023 – 1-ME

$1.337 billion – 7/29/2022 – 1-IL

$1.050 billion – 1/22/2021 – 1-MI

$977 million (est) – 3/22/2024 – ?

$656 million – 3/30/2012 – 3-IL, KS, MD

$648 million – 12/17/2013 – 2-CA, GA

$543 million – 7/24/2018 – 1-CA

$536 million – 7/8/2016 – 1-IN