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The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $515 million
Updated: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 01:25 AM
With no winner in the last drawing, the Mega Millions jackpot is going to be worth an estimated $515 million (lump-sum cash payout $346.3 million) the next time the multistate lottery is drawn on Friday. The amount rolled over since nobody matched all 6 winning numbers to win the $475 million jackpot Tuesday night. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night, May 18th, 2021 were 03-05-56-61-66 with Mega Ball number 04 and Megaplier X2. Nobody won the Mega Millions jackpot in the past 791 draws since Friday, October 4th, 2013.The last jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in Maryland, matched all six numbers for a $189 million top prize.
Although there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. There were five second prize winners from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching the first 5 white ball numbers except the Mega Ball number. The five second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in won $1,000,000 cash each.
Also, 34 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Additional prizes won Tuesday evening included 761 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. 2034 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 ways to win, there were a total of 3,222,082 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. It holds the record highest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prizes. About 15% is used to as retailer commissions and lottery operation expenses. Roughly 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member states. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play, pick 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then select a Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may choose one time lump sum cash payout option instead.
In contrast to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets 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 over $1000,000 due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, California state lottery does not offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 195,392 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 5 of 5 and won $183,291 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 5 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $79,529 to $2,881,341, with an average of $825,866 payout.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $50,788 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2,478 to $50,788, with an average of $15,080 payout.
- 124 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $461 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $154 to $964, with an average of $501 payout.
- 315 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $206 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 $201 payout.
To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, May 18th, 2021's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue May 18, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $475,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 5
CA (2),DE,OH
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 34 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 761 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 2,034 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 48,852 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 45,690 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 366,050 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 908,068 |
| Tue May 18, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $475,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $183,291 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $50,788 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $461 | 124 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $206 | 315 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 7,225 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 6,564 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 52,474 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 128,687 |
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