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Friday's Mega Millions jackpot breaks to $108,000,000; 1 second prize ticket sold
Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 12:59 AM
The lottery official announced that the Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, Mega Millions drawing resulted in a rollover, creating an $108,000,000 grand prize for the next drawing Friday. The cash value stands at an estimated $$53.8 million. The winning numbers from Tuesday night, October 1st, 2024 were 27, 35, 47, 50, 66 and the Mega Ball was 25, Megaplier was 2.
Though the jackpot was not hit Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. There was only one lucky player that matched all five lotto numbers and won the second prize. The 1 lucky ticket(s) sold in NY, each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 3 tickets that matched 4 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Also, 181 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 501 tickets that matched 3 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With nine different ways to win, there were a total of 836,000 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions lottery is played in 43 states and D.C. Mega Millions drawings occur 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot starts at 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can choose one time lump-sum cash payout 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 fixed value. This causes different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other 43 jurisdictons. By way of 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, California state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 58,197 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $29,900 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $7 to $54,331, with an average of $12,943 payout.
- 41 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 $165 to $690, with an average of $486 payout.
- 96 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $205 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 $202 payout.
To find if you are among the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, October 1st, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Oct 01, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $93,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 181 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 501 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 11,854 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 10,449 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 83,137 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 213,371 |
| Tue Oct 01, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $77,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $322,010 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $29,900 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $423 | 41 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $205 | 96 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 2,241 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 1,947 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 15,377 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 38,494 |
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