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Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $735,000,000; 2 players matched the first five numbers
Updated: Friday, March 8, 2024 10:02 PM
The lottery official announced that the Friday, March 8th, 2024, Mega Millions drawing resulted in a rollover, creating an $735,000,000 jackpot for the next drawing Tuesday. The cash option stands at $$356.7 million up for grab. The winning numbers from Friday, March 8th, 2024 drawing were 19-20-22-47-58 and the Mega Ball was 01, Megaplier was 3. There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 26 draws since Tuesday, December 12th, 2023. The last jackpot was won by 2 tickets sold in CA(2), matched all six numbers and shared a $395 million top prize.
Although there was no jackpot winner Friday evening, Mega Millions had some big winners. There were 2 lucky tickets matched the first 5 white ball numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The 2 lucky ticket(s) sold in GA,TX, each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional prizes won Friday night included 20 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Friday evening included 564 tickets that matched four white ball numbers and won $500. 1563 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With nine different prize tiers, there were a total of 2,342,594 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, March 8th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game can be played in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot starts at 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Not like other Mega Millions states, all the nine prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other forty three states. For example, 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 doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 167,732 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 3 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $15,154 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 $13,604 payout.
- 91 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $562 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $233 to $796, with an average of $500 payout.
- 278 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $209 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $107 to $273, with an average of $201 payout.
To find if you are among the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Friday, March 8th, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Mar 08, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $687,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
GA,TX
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 20 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 564 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 1,563 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 38,947 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 33,028 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 255,026 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 613,088 |
| Fri Mar 08, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $687,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $328,160 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $15,154 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $562 | 91 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $209 | 278 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 6,877 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 5,795 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 45,148 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 109,540 |
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