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Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $150,000,000 Friday; One second prize ticket sold
Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 01:45 AM
There were no Mega Millions game grand prize winners for Tuesday's $129,000,000 dollar drawing, so the jackpot will jump to an estimated $150,000,000 with the cash value of $$71.5 million Friday, October 11th, 2024. The numbers from Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 drawing were 03, 19, 20, 22, 66 and the Mega Ball was 09, Megaplier was 3. Nobody won the Mega Millions grand prize in the past eight draws since Friday, September 13th, 2024.One lucky winner from TX walked away with $800 million jackpot in Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 drawing.
Although there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was a sole second prize winner from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching the first five lotto numbers except the Mega Ball number. The one lucky ticket(s) sold in CA, each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Tuesday night included 11 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 292 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. 762 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With nine prize levels, there were a total of 996,484 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. Roughly 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prize winnings. Roughly 15% is used to as retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. Around 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 to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the winnings 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The odds of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can choose one lump-sum cash payout instead.
Not like other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. For instance, 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 does not have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 74,218 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 $568,680 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 $780,944 payout.
- 50 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $394 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 $483 payout.
- 159 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $141 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 $201 payout.
To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, October 8th, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Oct 08, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $129,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 11 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 292 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 762 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 17,340 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 15,303 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 108,560 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 242,037 |
| Tue Oct 08, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $108,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $568,680 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $34,174 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $394 | 50 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $141 | 159 | | 3 of 5 | $8 | 3,188 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $8 | 2,924 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $3 | 20,918 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 46,978 |
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