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Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot rises to $421,000,000; 1 ticket matched the first five numbers
Updated: Friday, May 17, 2024 10:12 PM
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions drawing rised to $421,000,000 for the Tuesday drawing. The cash value stands at an estimated $$195.9 million. No ticket sold for Friday's $393,000,000 drawing matched five white ball numbers and the Mega Ball number. The numbers from Friday, May 17th, 2024 drawing were 08, 17, 40, 60, 70 and the Mega Ball was 03, Megaplier was 2. The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing for 15 draws since Friday, March 29th, 2024.A single lucky winner from NJ won the $0 million grand prize in Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 drawing.
While the jackpot was not hit Friday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. There was only one ticket that correctly matched the first 5 numbers and won the 2nd prize. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) bought in MI won $1,000,000 cash each.
Other prizes won Friday night included 16 tickets that matched 4 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Also, 344 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. 959 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 prize tiers, there were 1,587,470 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, May 17th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players in prizes. Around 15% is used to as retailer commissions and lottery operation expenses. Roughly 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times except jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can choose one lump sum cash payout option instead.
As opposed to other Mega Millions states, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other lotteries. One example is, the 2nd 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, California state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 125,022 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 5 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $6,482 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 $13,850 payout.
- 74 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $493 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $300 to $796, with an average of $503 payout.
- 183 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $226 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $141 to $273, with an average of $205 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Friday, May 17th, 2024's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri May 17, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $393,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 16 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 344 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 959 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 23,089 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 21,311 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 168,962 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 411,409 |
| Fri May 17, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $363,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $694,185 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $6,482 | 5 | | 4 of 5 | $493 | 74 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $226 | 183 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 4,792 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 4,234 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 33,437 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 82,297 |
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