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Friday's Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $42,000,000; Three tickets matched the first five numbers
Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 01:52 AM
Without a jackpot winner in the latest drawing, the Mega Millions multistate lottery game has rolled over its jackpot to $42,000,000 for Friday night's drawing. The lump-sum cash payout stands at an estimated $$18.8 million up for grab. No player matched all 6 winning numbers to win the $20,000,000 grand prize Tuesday. The next Mega Millions lottery drawing is going to be at 10:59 PM Friday night. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night, December 31st, 2024 were 13-22-27-29-35 and the Mega Ball was 01, Megaplier was 2.
Though there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions had some huge winners. There were three second prize winners from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching the first five numbers but not the Mega Ball number. The three lucky ticket(s) sold in FL,MN,NJ, each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
In addition, 7 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Also, 465 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 770 tickets that matched 3 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine different ways to win, there were a total of 1,118,446 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, December 31st, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. can be played in 44 member states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Approximately 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players in prize winnings. Around 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operation expenses. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating states. To play, choose 5 numbers from a set of 70 then pick 1 Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. The overall chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The odds of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot starts at 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners may choose one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Compared with other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a set value. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in 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 does not offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 72,067 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $19,367 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 $13,652 payout.
- 69 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $315 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 $467 payout.
- 109 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $227 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 $200 payout.
To find out if you are among the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Tuesday, December 31st, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Dec 31, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $20,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 3
FL,MN,NJ
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 7 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 465 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 770 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 20,532 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 16,606 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 115,136 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 273,359 |
| Tue Dec 31, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $20,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $139,791 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $19,367 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $315 | 69 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $227 | 109 | | 3 of 5 | $8 | 3,517 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 2,610 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 19,491 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 46,270 |
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