India, Nov. 9 -- Despite dreams and ticket slips in the millions, no one claimed the rare $843 million top prize from Friday's Mega Millions drawing, the lottery's officials confirmed.

The draw of numbers 16, 21, 23, 48, 70 with Mega Ball 5 produced no jackpot winner, meaning the pool will surge to an estimated $900 million for the next drawing.

Lottery officials announced that none of the tickets matched all six numbers needed for the grand prize. According to the Mega Millions Website, the odds of winning the jackpot remain a daunting 1 in 290.5 million.

The "cash option" for Friday's prize stood at about $415.3 million, though it goes unused this time. As a result, players across the 45 participating states and territories now face ...