Florida Lottery News: Powerball, Mega Millions, jackpots, winners

There may be a lot of excitement over the Mega Millions drawing for Aug. 8, but as far as winning the jackpot is concerned, experts say don't bank on that happening. Here's what you should know about your chances of winning it all.

The massive cash prize up for grabs Tuesday night has been building for months thanks to 31 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.

The jackpot stands at $1.55 billion with the next drawing set for Tuesday night.

The last time someone won the Mega Millions jackpot was April 18.

The search for the Mega Millions jackpot winner apparently continues. With that being said, the upcoming drawing next week will feature a jackpot of more than $1.5 billion.

Friday night's jackpot is the sixth largest ever in the U.S.

The $1.25 billion prize for Friday's drawing is one of the largest in U.S. history.

Tuesday's drawing was for the winner of $1.1 billion, but because there were no winners announced Tuesday, the next drawing will offer the jackpot of $1.25 billion.

No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18, and the $1.05 billion jackpot is tied for the seventh-largest in U.S. history. Tuesday night’s drawing will be the 30th since someone last won the jackpot.

If it seems like lottery jackpots topping $1 billion are more common nowadays, it's because they are.

There were no jackpot winners Friday night, but there were $1 million and $5 million winners in four states.

Friday night's estimated $910 million prize has been building since someone last won the jackpot on April 18. There have been 28 straight drawings without a jackpot winner since then.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is approaching $1 billion ahead of Friday’s drawing, driving first-time buyers and other hopefuls to stock up on tickets.

Cynthia Neely originally thought someone else had won the jackpot when she saw that it was starting over with a smaller amount.