The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow as Tuesday night’s drawing did not produce any winners for the $402 million prize. However, there were two instant millionaires on the night who each took home $1 million for matching five numbers in the drawing.

The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn on Tuesday, May 11 were 7, 8, 20, 36, 39, with the 3X Megaplier being 22. Watch the winning lottery numbers being pulled below.

The unclaimed jackpot on Tuesday was worth a total of $402 million with a cash option of $272.1 million. The next Mega Millions drawing, which is estimated to be worth $430 million with a cash option of $291.1 million, will be drawn on Friday, May 14 at 11 p.m. ET.

If it hits, the $430 jackpot is the 11th largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, the lottery said. This particular jackpot has been rolling since it was last won on Feb. 16, with more than 15.2 million winning tickets sold at all prize levels awarded, including 25 instant $1 million winners or more, according to the lottery.

For Tuesday night’s drawing, there were two instant $1 million tickets were sold in New York and Texas. These players had the Match 5. Another 25 players had the Match 4 and Megaplier, winning $10,000 each, while two more players had the Match 4 and 3X Megaplier, winning $30,000 each. Other winners of the night took home prizes that ranged from $2 to $1,500. Over 667,000 players won $2 for matching the Megaplier ball.

This year alone, the Mega Millions lottery has already produced some big jackpot winners. According to the lottery, one jackpot prize was awarded to a group of players in Michigan on Jan. 22 for $1.05 billion. It was the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. Two players from New York also won $96 million on Feb. 16 this year.

The Mega Millions lottery has cash prizes that start at $2 and range in value up to the estimated jackpot that grows each drawing if no winner is pulled. The chance of winning a prize in the Mega Millions is one in 24, the lottery said.

The Mega Millions is not the only lottery jackpot on the rise. The Powerball drawing is also growing, with the jackpot currently sitting at $168 million with a cash option of $117 million. The next Powerball drawing is May 12.

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At least one winning ticket for Tuesday’s record Mega Millions prize money of $1.6 billion was sold in South Carolina. In this photo, an advertisement for the Mega Millions lottery is seen in San Francisco, California, June 23, 2005. Getty Images/ Justin Sullivan
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