The Mega Millions jackpot is now valued at $480 million after nobody claimed the prize after Tuesday's drawing.
The next drawing is Friday at 11 p.m. Tickets must be purchased by 9:59 p.m. Friday to qualify.
The lump sum immediate cash payout is valued at $276 million.
Friday's jackpot is the largest jackpot in the last 14 months.
If won by a sole contestant, it would be the 11th largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
The Mega Millions was last won in April in Tennessee where the winner collected $20 million.
Tickets are $2 and can be purchased daily after 6 a.m.
The odds for winning for the jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.