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One ticket in NJ won $1,130,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday night's drawing
Updated: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 01:33 AM
Someone in NJ has become really rich. One of the tickets purchased in the state for Tuesday night's Mega Millions game correctly matched all 6 winning numbers drawn. The lucky player matching all five winning numbers and also the Mega Ball won the $1,130,000,000 jackpot. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, March 26th, 2024 were 07, 11, 22, 29, 38 with Mega Ball 04 and Megaplier 2. The winning ticket holder will have the option of 30 annuity payments with annual payment about $43.46 million for the entire prize amount of $1,130,000,000, or the one-time cash option in the amount of $537.5 million before tax withholding. The grand prize winner is highly suggested to sign the ticket, put it in a safe place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the opportunity to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winner does not make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
Along with the jackpot hit on Tuesday, Mega Millions produced far more happy winners walked away with big money. There were 12 second prize winners from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number. The 12 lucky ticket(s) purchased in CA,CO,FL(2),GA(2),IL,IN,MI,NY(2),OH, each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional major winners Tuesday night included 137 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 2751 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. 6209 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 different prize levels, there were 7,387,708 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 drawing.
The jackpot of next Mega Millions drawing will be an estimated $20,000,000 with the cash option at $$9.5 million for Friday, March 29th, 2024.
Mega Millions can be played in 43 states and Washington DC. It holds the record largest jackpot in North American lottery history. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may select one lump-sum cash payout option instead.
In contrast to other Mega Millions states, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a set value. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other forty three Mega Millions states. One example is, 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 568,052 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 5 of 5 and won $1,058,180 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 $952,204 payout.
- 24 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $6,108 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 $13,899 payout.
- 550 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $300 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 $498 payout.
- 1116 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $168 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 one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, March 26th, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Mar 26, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 1 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 12 CA,CO,FL(2),GA(2),IL,IN,MI,NY(2),OH
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 137 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 2,751 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 6,209 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 144,540 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 115,991 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 824,889 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 1,919,016 |
| Tue Mar 26, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $977,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,058,180 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $6,108 | 24 | | 4 of 5 | $300 | 550 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $168 | 1,116 | | 3 of 5 | $8 | 27,384 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 21,201 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 154,781 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 362,995 |
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