Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot increases to $944,000,000; Five second prize tickets sold

California Mega Millions Payout and News
Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2024 01:51 AM

Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune will be up for grabs on Tuesday, when Mega Millions has $944,000,000 on the line. The cash value will be a projected $$429.4 million. Mega Millions' jackpot went up because no one hit all 5 lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number drawn Friday night. The numbers drawn Friday night, December 20th, 2024 were 02, 20, 51, 56, 67 and the Mega Ball was 19, Megaplier was 2. There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 29 draws since Friday, September 13th, 2024.The last jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in TX, matched all six numbers for a $800 million top prize.

Even though the jackpot was not awarded Friday evening, Mega Millions had some big winners. There were five second prize winners from Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching the first 5 lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number. The five second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in AR,IL,IN(2),PA will collect a million dollar cash each.

In addition, 37 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Other prizes won Friday night included 949 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers and won $500. There were 2659 tickets that matched three white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With nine prize levels, there were a total of 4,137,976 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, December 20th, 2024 drawing.

Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. sold in 44 member states as a shared jackpot game. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. Mega Millions game uses a 5/70+1/25 system from which winning numbers are chosen. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions jackpot are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners can choose one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

Unlike other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. For example, the 2nd Mega Millions prizes is $1,000,000 could pay the winner more than a million dollar due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, California state lottery doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.

There were 307,902 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.

  • 13 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $6,199 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $1,470 to $54,331, with an average of $13,589 payout.
  • 166 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $546 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $165 to $645, with an average of $470 payout.
  • 473 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $218 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 $199 payout.

To find if you are among the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Friday, December 20th, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold.

  • Detailed Draw Results For California



Tue Dec 24, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S.
Numbers MatchedPrizes# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball$1,000,000,0000
5 of 5$1,000,0004
CA,MO,PA,WY
4 of 5 + Megaball$10,00093
4 of 5$5002,169
3 of 5 + Megaball$2005,543
3 of 5$10135,248
2 of 5 + Megaball$10120,789
1 of 5 + Megaball$4941,777
Megaball Only$22,299,321


Tue Dec 24, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California
Numbers MatchedPrizes# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball$1,000,000,0000
5 of 5$1,774,4471
4 of 5 + Megaball$13,77012
4 of 5$479388
3 of 5 + Megaball$2081,016
3 of 5$1025,180
2 of 5 + Megaball$1022,143
1 of 5 + Megaball$4171,169
Megaball Only$2420,539


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