NEW YORK (WABC) – The winning numbers for Tuesday night’s $541 million Mega Millions jackpot have been drawn.

Here are the winning numbers: 52-66-61-67-60 Megaball: 23

Watch the Mega Millions drawings here every Tuesday and Friday at 10:59 p.m. ET

Although there have been 13 December jackpot wins since the Mega Millions began in 2002, only one has been higher than the current estimated prize of $541 million. On December 17, 2013, winners in California and Georgia shared a $648 million jackpot. And it is only the third time that a Mega Millions jackpot of more than 500 million US dollars was offered in December – two years ago the jackpot skyrocketed beyond this amount and grew towards a whopping 1.3 million US dollars finally won in Maine on January 13, 2023.

The Mega Millions jackpot was last won in Texas on September 10th for $810 million.

Prior to this Sept. 10 prize in the Lone Star State, the Mega Millions jackpot had only been won twice this year. On June 4, an online player from Illinois was awarded a $552 million windfall, and a ticket holder in New Jersey still has a whopping $1.128 billion in prize money waiting for him. No one has come forward to claim this jackpot as of March 26th. If unclaimed, this ticket will expire on March 26, 2025 and the unpaid prize will revert to the applicable participating Mega Millions jurisdiction.

According to Mega Millions, the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.

Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, DC and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $2 for a game.

Top Mega Millions Jackpots

1. $1.602 billion, August 8, 2023 (one ticket in Florida)
2. $1.537 billion, October 23, 2018 (one ticket in South Carolina)
3. $1.348 billion, January 13, 2023 (one ticket in Maine)
4. $1.337 billion, July 29, 2022 (one ticket in Illinois)
5. $1.128 billion, March 26, 2024 (one ticket in New Jersey)
6. $1.050 billion, January 22, 2021 (one ticket in Michigan)
7. $800 million, September 10, 2024 (one ticket in Texas)
8. $656 million, March 30, 2012 (three tickets in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland)
9. $648 million, December 17, 2013 (two tickets sold in California, Georgia)
10. $552 million, June 4, 2024 (one ticket in Illinois)

Here’s a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:

1. $2.040 billion, Powerball, November 7, 2022 (one ticket: California)
2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, October 11, 2023 (one ticket: California)
3. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, August 8, 2023 (one ticket: Florida)
4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016 (three tickets: California, Florida and Tennessee)

5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018 (one ticket: South Carolina)
6. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, January 13, 2023 (one ticket: Maine)
7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket: Illinois)
8. $1.128 billion, March 26, 2024 (one ticket in New Jersey)
9. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023 (one ticket: California)
10. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, January 22, 2021 (one ticket: Michigan)

WATCH: Live New York State Lottery drawings daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:15 p.m
Powerball The draws are also streamed here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m
Mega millions The draws will be streamed on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m

Sources: AP archives, www.megamillions.com and www.powerball.com

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