Mega Millions skyrockets to $740 million. See the winning numbers for September 6 drawing

[{"selector":"#anim-0f4b0dd8-7199-4392-8bd6-5f75ecfffcf5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f96e99c0-1faa-4c03-b4f2-9a739d8790fe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(641.07155%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday's drawing soared to a whopping $740 million, with anticipation m ounting from devoted and casual players alike.

[{"selector":"#anim-8e227a11-7bd1-42ab-bbc7-73750b581e30","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b74c7f4a-4210-42ee-9de7-4f02ebc1c55c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(644.64301%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The winning numbers were drawn just after 11 p.m. ET on Friday. The jackpot climbed to about three-quarters of $1 billion after no one won the jackpot in the last drawing on Tuesday.

[{"selector":"#anim-931935da-0a26-49dc-880a-c0354e45665d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ff11e8f-89e0-4e92-803f-4a8176544b51","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(646.42873%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "$740 million?! I reckon that's enough to buy a whole lotta fancy clothes for myself and maybe even treat my momma to somethin' special," X user Stephanie White wrote in a post Friday.

[{"selector":"#anim-b5851ca3-a061-454b-a499-07704b154d1a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c26cff92-6976-4406-b1e0-0fbfbfaede26","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(650.00011%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] A lucky player can walk away with an estimated $371.6 million lump-sum payment after taxes if they win Friday's Mega Millions jackpot. If no one wins F riday, the jackpot could jump to over $800 million on Tuesday, the announcer said after Friday's drawing.

[{"selector":"#anim-09fd209d-211b-4f12-bdb0-710cbb83f008","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-11fee4dc-3105-4282-aeac-082c4d9ca933","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(648.21446%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Just two people have won a Mega Millions jackpot this year: First in March when a player in New Jersey w alked away with a whopping $1.13 billion, and again in June when a player in Illinois won $552 million.

[{"selector":"#anim-39ea879b-7e5b-4ca8-aadd-60e57b2dcf13","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4088dc32-508d-48fc-9b05-6875d0b5bc05","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(648.21446%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The winning numbers for the Friday, Sept. 6 drawing are: 6, 23, 41, 59, 63. Megaball: 25 Megaplier: 2X

[{"selector":"#anim-03e88258-74aa-4fc9-8692-001fb02126bc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8cf73307-5b50-4729-807d-6db523690d4b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(648.21446%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Check back here to see if anyone won the Mega Millions jackpot. To view the list of past winners, visit the Mega Millions website.

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