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Mega Millions jackpot breaks to $162,000,000; 2 second prize tickets sold
Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 10:12 PM
There were no Mega Millions lottery jackpot winners for Tuesday's $137,000,000 dollar drawing, so the jackpot will build to a projected $162,000,000 with the cash option of $$74.5 million Friday, July 5th, 2024. The winning numbers from Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024 drawing were 04, 08, 19, 31, 45 with Mega Ball 11 and Megaplier x4.
Though there was no jackpot winner Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with large winnings. There were 2 lucky tickets correctly matched all 5 white ball numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The 2 lucky ticket(s) bought in CA,TX, each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Also, 11 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Other prizes won Tuesday night included 328 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. 987 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With nine different prize tiers, there were 1,129,916 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions can be played in 43 states and Washington DC. It holds the record highest jackpot in United States lottery history. Approximately 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players through prizes. Approximately 15% goes to commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions uses a 5/70+1/25 matrix from which winning numbers are chosen. The chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions jackpot are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can choose one-time lump sum cash payout option instead.
Not like other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other forty three Mega Millions states. As an 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, CA state lottery doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 78,974 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 5 of 5 and won $810,362 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 5 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $31 to $3,383,371, with an average of $915,127 payout.
- 58 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $364 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 $487 payout.
- 154 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $156 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 $201 payout.
To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Jul 02, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $137,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
CA,TX
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 11 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 328 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 987 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 20,326 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 18,007 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 122,321 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 271,860 |
| Tue Jul 02, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $116,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $810,362 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $18,774 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $364 | 58 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $156 | 154 | | 3 of 5 | $8 | 3,551 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $8 | 3,076 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $3 | 22,110 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 50,024 |
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