UPDATE[11:10 p.m.]: The winning Mega Millions numbers are: 70, 59, 30, 28, 39 and the Gold Mega Ball number is 10.
ORIGINAL STORY: The Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games continued to rise to new levels Friday.
The estimated jackpot for Powerball's Saturday drawing increased to $570 million, from $550 million Thursday, Georgia Lottery officials said.
The cash payout is $358.5 million.
It’s now the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot.
The Mega Millions’ payout also increased from $445 million to $450 million for Friday night’s drawing, officials said.
The cash prize for Mega Millions is about $281 million.
Still, it remains the first time both jackpots have topped $400 million at the same time, according to CNBC.
The top Powerball prize has been growing since Oct. 28 and has rolled over 20 times, officials said. The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing since Oct. 17 and has rolled over 23 times.
You can watch both drawings live at 11 p.m., just before the Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat.
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