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The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $398,000,000
Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 10:12 PM
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 game has $398,000,000 on the line. The lump-sum cash payout stands at $$197.9 million. Mega Millions' grand prize went up because no one hit all six numbers drawn Tuesday night. The winning numbers from Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 drawing were 23-29-36-61-70 and the Mega Ball was 22, Megaplier was 4. The Mega Millions grand prize has been rolling over for 18 draws since Friday, June 7th, 2024.The last jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in IL, matched all six numbers for a $560 million top prize.
Although the grand prize was not hit Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge prizes. There was only one ticket that correctly matched the first 5 lotto numbers and won the second prize. The one second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in OH won $1,000,000 cash each.
Additional major winners Tuesday evening included 12 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Also, 327 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 859 tickets that matched 3 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine different prize levels, there were 1,428,590 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. It holds the record highest jackpot in North American lottery history. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prize winnings. Roughly 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. Around 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating lottery states. Mega Millions uses a 5/70 (white balls) + 1/25 (Mega Balls) system to randomly pick winning numbers. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times but not grand prize. The overall odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions grand prize are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners may select one-time lump sum cash payout instead.
As opposed to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other forty three Mega Millions states. One example is, the 2nd Mega Millions prizes is $1,000,000 could pay the winner over $1000,000 due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, California state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 127,326 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 4 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $8,403 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $7 to $54,331, with an average of $12,909 payout.
- 64 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $591 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $165 to $690, with an average of $486 payout.
- 202 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $213 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $75 to $269, with an average of $202 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Tuesday, August 6th, 2024's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Aug 06, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $374,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 12 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 327 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 859 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 21,585 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 18,879 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 148,441 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 377,046 |
| Tue Aug 06, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $358,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $242,608 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $8,403 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $591 | 64 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $213 | 202 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 4,738 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 4,329 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 33,496 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 84,493 |
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