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The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s lottery drawing has increased to an estimated $1.13 billion with a cash option of $537.5 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in the New York City area and Fox 29 in the Philadelphia area. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers immediately following the drawing. If someone wins, it would be the 8th largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. No one across the county hit Friday’s $977 million Mega Millions jackpot, though six second-prize tickets matching five numbers but not the Mega Ball were sold. One of the tickets — bo…