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Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $514,000,000 Friday night; Two second prize tickets sold
Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 12:36 AM
There were no Mega Millions lottery grand prize winners for Tuesday's $489,000,000 dollar drawing, so the grand prize will increase to a projected $514,000,000 with the cash value at an estimated $$241 million Friday, November 29th, 2024. The numbers from Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 drawing were 05-22-24-39-42 and the Mega Ball was 03, Megaplier was 3.
Even though the grand prize was not awarded Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. There were two lucky players that matched the first 5 white ball numbers and won the second prize. The two second prize winning ticket(s) sold in CA(2) won $1,000,000 cash each.
Also, 14 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. In addition, 422 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. 1319 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 levels, there were 1,783,374 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. To play Mega Millions, select 5 numbers from 1 to 70 and pick 1 Mega Ball number from a set of 25. The overall chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions jackpot are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners can select one-time lump sum cash payout option instead.
Compared with 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 winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other lotteries. As an example, the second Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar 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 doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 131,632 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 5 of 5 and won $648,035 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 5 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $31 to $2,941,708, with an average of $710,897 payout.
- 7 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $4,784 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $1,470 to $54,331, with an average of $13,357 payout.
- 77 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $489 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $165 to $645, with an average of $473 payout.
- 254 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 $75 to $269, with an average of $199 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Tuesday, November 26th, 2024's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Nov 26, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $489,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
CA(2)
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 14 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 422 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 1,319 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 28,346 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 26,154 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 194,935 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 454,181 |
| Tue Nov 26, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $489,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $648,035 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $4,784 | 7 | | 4 of 5 | $489 | 77 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $168 | 254 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 5,511 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 4,768 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 36,218 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 84,795 |
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