$1.1B Mega Millions jackpot is fourth largest in history. See winning numbers for Aug. 1

The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $1.05 billion ahead of Tuesday’s drawing after no one matched all six numbers Friday.

Tuesday’s drawing is the fourth-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever, with a $550.2 million cash option.

The jackpot has been on the rise since spring, when a $20 million prize was won in Syracuse, New York on April 18. Five other Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year, including a $1.348 billion haul in January, which was the second largest prize in the lottery game’s history.

Here are the winning numbers for Tuesday night.

Mega Millions winning numbers for August 1

The winning numbers from Tuesday’s drawing were 8, 24, 61, 45 and 30. The Mega Ball was 12 and the Megaplier was 4X.

There were some big winners Friday night, just not a winner of the biggest prize. One winner in Pennsylvania won $5 million, matching all five white balls and the Megaplier. Four others – one in Pennsylvania, Arizona, California and New York – each won $1 million prizes, matching the five white balls.

First time playing the Mega Millions?Here’s exactly how to ask the cashier for a ticket.

How to play Mega Millions

Tickets to Mega Millions cost $2 per play. There are nine total ways to win a prize.

To play, pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. You can choose Easy Pick or Quick Pick to have the terminal randomly pick numbers for you. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing.

What is the Megaplier?

Most states offer the Megaplier feature, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four and five times.

It costs an additional $1 per play. Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with “2X,” three with “4X” and one with “5X.”