The lottery announced on Saturday that the Mega Millions prize has surpassed $500 million.
It would be the ninth highest jackpot ever if won during the upcoming drawing on Tuesday.
The prize on Tuesday will be around $530 million.
according to the lottery, which can be collected in yearly increments or as a lump sum payment of $307.4 million.
It follows the Friday night drawing where no ticket managed to match all six numbers.
Despite the fact that nobody took home the grand prize on Friday.
the lottery reported that a player in California matched the five white balls and won the second prize.
Tuesday's top prize, if claimed, would be the eighth biggest Mega Millions payout in history.
The largest prize ever won was $1.537 billion, which was received by a fortunate individual in South Carolina in October 2018.