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The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $1,130,000,000
Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2024 01:36 AM
The multi-state Mega Millions grand prize has moved to $1,130,000,000 dollars after there was no grand prize winner in Friday's drawing. The cash value stands at a projected $$537.5 million. The winning numbers from Friday, March 22nd, 2024 drawing were 03-08-31-35-44 and the Mega Ball was 16, Megaplier was 3. The Mega Millions grand prize has been rolling over for 30 draws since Tuesday, December 12th, 2023.
While there was no jackpot winner Friday evening, some players still walked away with big money. There were 5 lucky tickets correctly matched all 5 white ball numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The 5 second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in CA,FL,IL,NE,TX will collect a million dollar cash each.
Other prizes won Friday evening included 68 tickets that matched 4 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Friday night included 1452 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 3589 tickets that matched 3 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine prize levels, there were 5,128,228 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, March 22nd, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions game is played in 43 states and D.C. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prize winnings. Around 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. The overall chances of winning any prizes is about 1 to 14. The chances of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot starts at 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can choose one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Contrary to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a set value. This leads to different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other 43 lotteries. As an example, the second 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 does not have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 377,906 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 5 of 5 and won $736,435 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 5 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $85,202 to $3,383,371, with an average of $951,052 payout.
- 5 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $20,405 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 $13,985 payout.
- 271 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $423 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.
- 608 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $214 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 $202 payout.
To find if you are among the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Friday, March 22nd, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Mar 22, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $977,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 5
CA,FL,IL,NE,TX
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 68 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 1,452 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 3,589 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 92,314 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 74,734 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 567,297 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 1,353,824 |
| Fri Mar 22, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $893,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $736,435 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $20,405 | 5 | | 4 of 5 | $423 | 271 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $214 | 608 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 16,760 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 13,414 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 102,056 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 244,791 |
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