The estimated jackpot is $579 million with a $278/4 million cash option.
The winning numbers were 16-21-33-39-45 with a Mega Ball of 24 and a Megaplier of 2X.
If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Lottery players have a 1 in 302,575,350 chance of winning a Mega Millions jackpot by matching all five balls plus the gold Mega Ball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 million to $2.
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