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Mega Millions jackpot increases to $80,000,000 Friday; 1 second prize ticket sold
Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 10:12 PM
The jackpot in America's favorite Mega Millions lottery is on the move. Since no player correctly matched all five white ball numbers and the Mega Millions number in Tuesday's drawing, the grand prize will go to a projected $80,000,000! The lump-sum cash payout will be an estimated $$38.2 million up for grab. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, June 18th, 2024 were 21-22-50-55-67 with Mega Ball number 20 and Megaplier X2.
Though there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with huge prizes. There was a sole second prize winner from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching all 5 white ball numbers but not the Mega Ball number. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) sold in WI will collect a million dollar cash each.
Additional prizes won Tuesday evening included 6 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. In addition, 202 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 477 tickets that matched 3 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $200.
With 9 ways to win, there were a total of 800,414 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. offered in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record largest jackpot in United States lottery history. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, select 5 numbers from 1 to 70 and choose one Mega Ball number from a set of 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay $1 extra to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the winnings 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The overall chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions jackpot are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can select one lump sum cash payout option instead.
Unlike other Mega Millions states, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other 43 states. For example, the 2nd Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar could pay the winner over $1000,000 due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, CA state lottery does not have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 57,423 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $14,935 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 $13,369 payout.
- 40 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $437 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 $489 payout.
- 74 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $269 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $75 to $273, with an average of $203 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Tuesday, June 18th, 2024's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Jun 18, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $61,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 6 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 202 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 477 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 11,999 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 10,379 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 82,356 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 205,169 |
| Tue Jun 18, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $47,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $31 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $14,935 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $437 | 40 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $269 | 74 | | 3 of 5 | $11 | 2,141 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $11 | 1,886 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 15,283 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 37,997 |
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