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A single player in CA walked away with $1,220,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot in Friday night's drawing
Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2024 01:26 AM
A single lucky ticket in CA matched all six numbers in the Friday drawing and won the $1,220,000,000 grand prize. The winning numbers from Friday, December 27th, 2024 drawing were 03, 07, 37, 49, 55 with Mega Ball number 06 and Megaplier X3. The winner can either take a cash option worth $549.7 million before taxes, or choose to receive 30-year annuity option with annual payment in the amount of $46.92 million before taxes. The winning ticket holder is encouraged to sign the ticket, place it in a secure place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the opportunity to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winner doesn't make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
Besides the jackpot won on Friday, December 27th, 2024, a lot more people walked away with huge prizes. There were 5 lucky tickets matched all five white ball numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The 5 lucky ticket(s) bought in AZ,CA(2),MO,TX, each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional prizes won Friday evening included 129 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other winners Friday evening included 2908 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers and won $500. 7591 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 different prize levels, there were 11,382,600 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, December 27th, 2024 drawing.
The grand prize of next Mega Millions lottery drawing will be $20,000,000 with a $$9 million cash value Tuesday night.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, pick 5 numbers from a set of 70 then pick one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can select one lump sum cash payout option instead.
In contrast to other Mega Millions states, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other forty three states. For instance, 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, CA state lottery doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 842,842 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 1 ticket(s) hit the jackpot by matching all 5 of 5 white ball numbers plus Mega Ball number. The jackpot amount is 1,220,000,000.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 5 of 5 and won $787,543 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 5 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $5 to $2,233,779, with an average of $612,616 payout.
- 23 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $9,487 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 $13,480 payout.
- 538 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $456 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.
- 1388 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $201 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 out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Friday, December 27th, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Dec 27, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $1,220,000,000 | 1 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 5
AZ,CA(2),MO,TX
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 129 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 2,908 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 7,591 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 190,118 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 162,651 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 1,258,898 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 3,004,811 |
| Fri Dec 27, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $1,220,000,000 | 1 | | 5 of 5 | $787,543 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $9,487 | 23 | | 4 of 5 | $456 | 538 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $201 | 1,388 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 34,914 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 29,723 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 228,921 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 547,332 |
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