DES MOINES, Iowa (WPVI) -- The Mega Millions jackpot is predicted to grow to $750 million for Friday's drawing after nobody hit the large prize Tuesday night.
Tuesday's winning numbers were: 12-14-26-28-33 and a Megaball of 9.
There was a Match 5 winner in New Jersey, who matched all five white balls worth $1 million.
The second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history is up for grabs on Friday, January 15.
The big prize for Powerball, the opposite national lottery game, isn't far behind, at $550 million for Wednesday night's drawing.
Since 10 a.m. Tuesday, there was a gentle stream of consumers purchasing Mega Millions of tickets at the 7-Eleven at 23rd Street and Passyunk Avenue in Philadelphia.
Customers had no shortage of ideas of what they are doing with the prize.
"I would pay off my house. I might look out of my daughters and that i would move distant," said Vanessa Foreman.
"I would confirm my family is taken care of," added Mary Suber.
At Springfield Beverage in Delaware County, operators said people were coming in to shop for tickets all day.
"It's pretty wild, everyone's is available, people don't even know what they're talking about, but they still are available because they see the quantity of cash," said cashier Aidan Smith.
The jackpots promoted by lotteries ask the winnings of those who choose annuities paid out over 30 years. Nearly all jackpot winners actually take the cash option, which might be an estimated $550.6 million for Mega Millions and $411.4 million for Powerball.
Those dreaming of instant riches might want to recollect that the chances of winning Powerball are one in 292.2 million. They're even steeper for Mega Millions, at one in 302.5 million.
Mega Millions and Powerball are both played in 45 states also as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball is also offered in Puerto Rico.
-- The Associated Press contributed to the present report.
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