The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s lottery drawing has increased to an estimated $100 million, with a cash option of $45.3 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers after the drawing.

There have been three Mega Millions winners this year, with the most recent being the April 18 win in Ohio of a $112 million jackpot. Before then, a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois took home a $344 million jackpot on March 25, while another lucky person hit the Mega Millions jackpot on Jan. 17 for $113 million.

Mega Millions winning numbers are in for the Tuesday, May 6 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $100 million ($45.3 million cash option). The winning numbers for Friday's Mega Millions drawing are 16,