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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $68 million; 2 tickets won the second prize
Updated: Saturday, March 6, 2021 01:10 AM
The grand prize in the Mega Millions multistate lottery game keeps moving up and will be up to an estimated $68 million for the upcoming drawing on Tuesday. The cash value stands at $46.3 million up for grab. The amount was rolled over since no player matched all five white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball number to win the $55 million jackpot Friday night. The numbers from Friday, March 5th, 2021 drawing were 10-11-17-27-54 and the Mega Ball was 20, Megaplier was 2.
While there was no jackpot winner Friday evening, Mega Millions had some big winners. There were 2 tickets that correctly matched all five white ball numbers and won the second prize. The 2 lucky ticket(s) purchased in , each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
In addition, 19 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Additional prizes won Friday night included 471 tickets that matched four white numbers and won $500. There were 933 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With 9 different prize tiers, there were a total of 901,103 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Friday, March 5th, 2021 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. It holds the record biggest jackpot of $656 million in North American lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back on the players in prizes. Roughly 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. Roughly 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member states. Mega Millions game uses a 5/70 (white balls) + 1/25 (Mega Balls) matrix from which winning numbers are chosen. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions jackpot are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners may select 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 set amount. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other lotteries. For instance, the 2nd Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar 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 does not offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 52,457 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $6,996 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2,478 to $42,828, with an average of $13,487 payout.
- 54 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $291 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $154 to $975, with an average of $507 payout.
- 131 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $136 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $98 to $280, with an average of $202 payout.
To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Friday, March 5th, 2021's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Mar 05, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $55,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
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| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 19 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 471 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 933 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 26,464 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 16,067 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 113,579 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 257,957 |
| Fri Mar 05, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $55,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $298,994 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $6,996 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $291 | 54 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $136 | 131 | | 3 of 5 | $7 | 2,952 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 2,045 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 14,395 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 32,878 |
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