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Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $181,000,000; 3 players won the second prize
Updated: Friday, July 5, 2024 10:12 PM
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased because no one hit all 6 numbers from Friday night's $162,000,000 drawing. The next grand prize moved to $181,000,000 for Tuesday night's drawing. The cash value stands at a projected $$84.3 million up for grab. The numbers from Friday, July 5th, 2024 drawing were 06, 15, 32, 54, 67 with Mega Ball number 04 and Megaplier 3.
While the grand prize was not hit Friday evening, some players still walked away with huge prizes. There were 3 tickets that matched the first 5 white ball numbers and won the second prize. The 3 lucky ticket(s) purchased in MA,MO,TN, each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Friday evening included 9 tickets that matched 4 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional winners Friday night included 198 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. 631 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 different prize tiers, there were a total of 1,096,518 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, July 5th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium involving 44 state lotteries. To play, select 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then select one Mega Ball number from a set of 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can select one time lump-sum cash payout instead.
Compared with other Mega Millions participants, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other forty three 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, California state lottery does not offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 71,790 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 4 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $9,327 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $7 to $79,580, with an average of $13,796 payout.
- 37 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $563 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.
- 99 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $239 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.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Friday, July 5th, 2024's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Jul 05, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $162,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 3 MA,MO,TN
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 9 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 198 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 631 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 15,006 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 13,875 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 112,666 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 278,381 |
| Fri Jul 05, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $137,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $133,794 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $9,327 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $563 | 37 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $239 | 99 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 2,690 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 2,347 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 19,261 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 47,352 |
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