The Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb after the Tuesday night lottery drawing yielded no winners for the $242 million grand prize with a cash value of $175.4 million. However, there were plenty of smaller monetary prizes that resulted from the latest drawing.

The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn on Tuesday, Aug. 17 were 3, 6, 16, 38, 56, with a gold Mega Ball of 24. The Megaplier was 3X.

Since the jackpot went unclaimed, it will grow to $256 million with a cash option of $185.6 million. The next jackpot drawing will take place Friday, Aug. 20.

Watch the winning Mega Millions lottery numbers being pulled below.

Although there were no grand prize lottery winners from the Tuesday drawing, a player from New Hampshire became an instant millionaire by hitting the Match 5, winning $1 million. If the person would have played using the 3X Megaplier, they would have won $3 million.

There were also a few players that managed to win impressive prizes. The latest Mega Millions drawing resulted in 11 players hitting the Match 4 plus the gold Mega Ball, winning $10,000 each.

However, none of those players hit the Match 4 plus the gold Mega Ball with the Megaplier, which means they missed the chance to win $30,000. The other wins from the night ranged between $2 and $1,500.

Mega Millions players who hit the jackpot have the option of receiving their winnings through a one-time lump sum payment or an annuity.

Those who select the annuity receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, which increase by 5% every year.

Mega Millions can be played in 45 states as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Lakiesha Deshawn McGhee was arrested after she allegedly stole lottery tickets from the office of Sabrina Renee Dollar, who had just been shot in an armed robbery. In photo: Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets are displayed on Jan. 3, 2018, in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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