The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $179 million.The drawing will take place on Friday.
The jackpot has been growing since May.The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.6 million.
The last Mega Millions jackpot was won on June 8.The winning ticket was sold in Illinois.
The jackpot was worth $56 million.The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was $1.537 billion.
It was won in October 2018 by a single ticket holder in South Carolina.