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Massive Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Friday night
Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 10:12 PM
No player won Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery drawing, worth $257,000,000, bringing the projected grand prize on Friday to $284,000,000. The lump-sum cash payout will be a projected $$127.6 million. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night, April 30th, 2024 were 10-18-27-37-61 with Mega Ball number 05 and Megaplier x3.
While there was no jackpot winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions had some huge winners. There were 3 tickets that correctly matched all five lotto numbers and won the second prize. The 3 lucky ticket(s) bought in CA,MS,NY, each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Also, 13 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Also, 333 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 982 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With nine different prize levels, there were 1,379,142 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions lottery can be played in 43 states and D.C. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. Mega Millions lottery uses a 5/70+1/25 matrix to randomly choose winning numbers. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend $1 extra to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the winnings 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can choose one lump sum cash payout instead.
Compared with other Mega Millions states, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a set value. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other states. As an example, the second Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar could pay the winner more than a million dollar due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, CA state lottery does not have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 111,790 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 5 of 5 and won $392,160 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 5 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $85,202 to $3,383,371, with an average of $966,796 payout.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $54,331 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $7 to $79,580, with an average of $13,712 payout.
- 58 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $544 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $300 to $796, with an average of $500 payout.
- 194 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $185 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $127 to $273, with an average of $203 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Tuesday, April 30th, 2024's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Apr 30, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $257,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 3
CA,MS,NY
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 13 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 333 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 982 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 21,654 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 20,109 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 149,354 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 348,897 |
| Tue Apr 30, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $228,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $392,160 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $54,331 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $544 | 58 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $185 | 194 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 4,513 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 4,083 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 30,310 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 72,630 |
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