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No ticket matched all 6 numbers last night. Mega Millions jackpot moves to $132,000,000 Friday
Updated: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 01:08 AM
Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune is going to be up for grabs on Friday, when Mega Millions lottery has $132,000,000 on the line. The cash option stands at an estimated $$68.8 million. Mega Millions' grand prize went up since nobody matched all five white ball numbers and the Mega Ball number drawn Tuesday night. The numbers from Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 drawing were 15, 34, 36, 69, 70 and the Mega Ball was 17, Megaplier was 3.
Though the grand prize was not hit Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. A total of 7 lucky tickets won the third prize. These included 7 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 210 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $500. There were 510 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With 9 ways to win, there were 870,552 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. sold in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. It holds the record highest jackpot in North American lottery history. Roughly 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back on the players in prize winnings. Roughly 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operation expenses. Around 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times except jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners may select one-time lump sum cash payout instead.
Contrary to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other 43 Mega Millions states. For example, the second Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar could pay the winner over $1000,000 due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, CA state lottery doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 60,909 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $16,465 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2,954 to $54,380, with an average of $14,947 payout.
- 48 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $386 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $186 to $926, with an average of $492 payout.
- 94 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $224 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $107 to $263, with an average of $201 payout.
To find out if you are among the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Tuesday, May 16th, 2023's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue May 16, 2023 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 7 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 210 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 510 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 12,060 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 10,837 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 88,156 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 228,008 |
| Tue May 16, 2023 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $635,473 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $16,465 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $386 | 48 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $224 | 94 | | 3 of 5 | $11 | 2,262 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 2,036 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 16,093 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 40,375 |
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