More than half a billion dollars will be there for the taking Friday after no winning tickets were drawn for the growing Mega Millions jackpot. 
 
 The numbers drawn Tuesday night were 7, 25, 43, 56 and 59, and the Mega Ball was 13. But no ticket matched all six numbers for the $458 million jackpot, pushing the estimated prize for the next drawing to $502 million, according to lottery officials. 
 
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 It's the fourth time in the game's history that the jackpot has surged past half a billion dollars. 
 
 “Jackpot rolls are always exciting, but surpassing the $500 million mark for only the fourth time is a historic milestone,” Mega Millions lead director Gordon Medenica said in a press release Wednesday morning. “Large jackpots like this one capture everyone’s attention, and it would be great to see the roll go on for a while longer. But at the same time, we can’t wait to see someone win.” 
 
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 The next Mega Millions drawing will take place Friday at 8:59 p.m. ET. The cash payout option for the $502 million jackpot is $301 million. 
 
 Mega Millions can be played in 44 U.S. states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ||||| Feeling lucky? The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $502 million jackpot after no winning numbers were drawn Tuesday. (Photo: Getty Images) 
 
 Feeling lucky? The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $502 million jackpot after no winning numbers were drawn Tuesday. 
 
 The estimated jackpot is the fourth-largest payout in the 16-year history of Mega Millions multi-state lottery game. The next drawing will be on Friday, March 30. 
 
 The winning numbers of Tuesday's drawing were 7, 25, 43, 56, 59, with a gold Mega Ball 13. 
 
 The jackpot has been rolling over since it was last won on Jan. 5 at $451 million. Shane Missler, 20, of Port Richey, claimed that prize as the trustee of Secret 007 LLC. He chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment in the amount of $281.87 million. 
 
 Since the last winning jackpot, there have been 33 winners of $1 million or more. 
 
 The only larger Mega Millions jackpots have been: 
 
 $656 million, split on March 30, 2012, by players in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. 
 
 $648 million, split on Dec. 17, 2013, by players in California and Georgia. 
 
 $536 million, won on July 8, 2016, by a player in Indiana. 
 
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 FILE - This Nov. 28, 2012, file photo shows a customer at a 7-Eleven convenience store with a Powerball ticket in Tampa, Fla. The jackpot for the latest drawing on Wednesday, May, 15, 2013, has ballooned... (Associated Press) 
 
 A message early Thursday on the multistate lottery's website said the jackpot has soared to $475 million after none of the ticket sold matched all the winning numbers in Wednesday night's drawing: 2, 11, 26, 34, 41 and a Powerball of 32. 
 
 The next drawing will be held Saturday. 
 
 A jackpot of $475 million ranks as the second largest in Powerball history and third biggest overall. 
 
 Lottery officials expect jackpot totals of this size to continue to climb in shorter amounts of time, thanks in part to a game redesign in January 2012 that increased the odds of winning some kind of prize, but also lowered the possible number combinations to win the Powerball. 
 
 There's also "cross-selling" of Powerball and Mega Millions tickets _ states being able to sell both Powerball tickets and Mega Millions tickets _ that began in January 2010. As a result, large jackpots will continue to surpass all-time jackpot records set years ago, said Mary Neubauer, spokeswoman for the Iowa Lottery. Iowa is one of the founding Powerball states. 
 
 "It usually took a handful of months, if not several months, for a jackpot to reach this large amount," she said. "Now it's achieving that within a handful of weeks. I think the redesign is achieving exactly what we had wanted it to achieve, which is the bigger, faster-growing jackpot." 
 
 The redesign means players don't necessarily have to strike big to get lucky. A $1 increase and new $1 million and $2 million prizes means the odds of winning something have increased. Just last Saturday, there was no Powerball jackpot winner, but more than a dozen tickets won $1 million prizes in 10 states. 
 
 In fact, more than half of the all-time jackpot records have been reached in the last three years. The top two all-time jackpots _ $656 million from a Mega Millions jackpot and $587.5 million from a Powerball jackpot _ were achieved in 2012. 
 
 The last major jackpot win came when a New Jersey man won a $338.3 million jackpot on March 23. It is now considered the fourth largest Powerball jackpot in history. 
 
 Players aren't complaining about the large sums. That just gets them thinking. 
 
 "I'd hire someone to tell me what to do with the money," said R.J. Konyek, 36, an engineer for Union Pacific in Omaha, Neb. "I'd definitely be up for the challenge (of spending the jackpot)." 
 
 Insurance agent Joe Williams, of Middleton, Wis., is trying like so many others to get lucky with Powerball. He won $500 several years ago and now wants to score a little higher. Williams doesn't necessarily spend more when the prize is high. But his $4 investment in the quick-pick option means he does spend. 
 
 "I know rationally it makes no sense," he said. "But at the same time, without a ticket, I have zero chance." 
 
 Ervin Torok, a truck driver from Sioux Falls, S.D., also is looking for his second chance. He won a $500 prize a few years back. 
 
 "You never know," Torok, 52, said while checking some lottery tickets from a gas station. "Maybe one day you'll get lucky and win." 
 
 Tom Powers, 52, a janitor from Omaha, Neb., bought several tickets Tuesday from a convenience store. He said he would definitely walk away from work if he won the jackpot, but he's not sure how he would spend all the winnings. 
 
 "It's really unfathomable the amount of money this is putting out," Powers said. 
 
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 Associated Press writers Kevin Wang in Madison, Wis., Kristi Eaton in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Josh Funk in Omaha, Neb., contributed to this report. 
 
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– The next Mega Millions lottery winner could take home the fourth largest jackpot in its history. No ticket matched Tuesday's six drawn numbers, meaning the jackpot climbs from $458 million to $502 million for Friday's drawing. It's just the fourth time the jackpot—last won by a 20-year-old Floridian on Jan. 5—has surpassed the half-billion dollar mark, per ABC News. The highest ever jackpot was $656 million won by three players exactly six years ago Friday, reports USA Today. (This case offers a lesson, should you win.)