the Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday's drawing has skyrocketed to an estimated $681 million after no one claimed the big prize on Friday the winning numbers were drawn shortly after 11 on Tuesday but unfortunately no one hit the jackpot this time if a lucky player had won Tuesday's jackpot they could have walked away with an estimated so far this year to players have won a Mega Millions jackpot one in March with a massive $1 billion 13 million win in New Jersey and another in June with a $552 million win in Illinois the winning numbers for the Tuesday September 3rd drawing were 12 41 43 52 and 55 with the Mega Ball being nine and a mega plier of 4X although no one won the jackpot to tickets won in Kansas and one in Michigan matched five numbers making them match five winners the jackpot has now increased to $740 million with the next drawing scheduled for Friday night okay guys the Mega Millions jackpot just keeps climbing $681 million that's the kind of money where you start thinking do I really need to finish this work week or should I just by my own Island so Tuesday night came and went and the winning numbers were pulled but but guess what no one hit the jackpot can you imagine getting five numbers right and then missing the Mega Ball that's like getting five slices of pizza and someone snatching the last one out of your hand but don't worrying we've got another shot at $740 million on Friday and hey if you're feeling lucky just ask the computer for a quick pick and let's not forget the mega player because why win $110,000 when you can win $50,000 it's like a game of how much more awesome can this get so grab your tickets cross your fingers and remember someone's got to win eventually right