Mega Millions jackpot grows -- with next drawing on New Year's Day

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What happens when you win the lottery? 01:22
(CNN)One lucky person could turn into a millionaire on New
Year's Day.


With no Mega Millions winner on Friday night, the next drawing is
Tuesday night for a whopping $415 million jackpot -- with a $248.8
 million cash option.






Friday's winning numbers for the Mega Millions jackpot were
9, 10, 25, 37
and 38, and the MegaBall is 21. That jackpot was $348 million,
with a cash option of $210.2 million.
    "Next Tuesday's drawing will be the fifth time Mega Millions has
    been drawn
    on the first day of a new year; the jackpot has been won once on
     the day --
    January 1, 2008," Mega Millions said in a statement.


    There hasn't been a winner since the $1.5 billion jackpot in October.
    That winner's identity is still a mystery, and whoever got the winning
    ticket has until April to claim the prize.


    Mega Millions is played in 44 states as well as Washington, D.C.,
    and the US Virgin Islands. A ticket costs $2 -- and a winner beats the
    odds of 1 in 302 million.


    CNN's Marlena Baldacci contributed to this report.

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