
The cost to play Mega Millions is $2 a ticket.

There are also smaller prizes depending on how many balls your numbers match. If your ticket matches all six of the winning numbers from the drawing, you'll win the jackpot.

To enter Mega Millions, players pick six numbers – or choose to have the lottery machine generate a random "Easy Pick" or "Quick Pick": 13, 2016 (unfortunately a Wednesday, not a Friday), three winners − including one in Melbourne Beach − cashed in on the $1.586 billion Powerball prize.įRIDAY THE 13TH: Why is the ominous date so scary? How do I play Mega Millions? Superstitious lottery players might keep a careful eye out for Mega Millions' next drawing, which falls on Friday the 13th.Īccording to Mega Millions, over the years, six of the game's jackpots have been won on a Friday the 13th.įriday will also mark seven years after three tickets split the then-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. The $3 million tickets were sold in Connecticut, Florida and New York. Three of those tickets are worth $3 million each because they included the optional Megaplier, which tripled winnings on Tuesday. No one won the estimated $1.1 billion jackpot Tuesday night, causing the jackpot to grow to an estimated $1.35 billion.Īlthough there was no jackpot winner, there were more than 6 million winning tickets across the rest of Mega Millions' prize tiers on Tuesday – ranging from $2 to $3 million – the lottery game said.Īcross the country, 16 tickets matched all five white balls except the gold Mega Ball to win the game's $1 million second-tier prize.

Did anyone win Mega Millions Tuesday night? The winning numbers for Tuesday night's drawing were 7, 13, 14, 15, 18, Mega Ball: 9 and Megaplier was 3x. WATCH THIS: Seven things more likely to happen than winning the Powerball or Mega Millions lottery Mega Millions winning numbers for 1/10/23 MEGA MILLIONS DRAWING TIME? Historic jackpot climbs to $1.1 billion (and counting). The chances of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are extremely slim, with the odds standing at 1 in 302.6 million. The game's top prize has climbed because no one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since October – causing the prize to grow across 25 consecutive drawings. Most jackpot winners take a cash option, which for Friday night’s drawing is an estimated $707.9 million. The estimated $1.35 billion jackpot would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. It would also be the fourth-largest prize in U.S.

If someone wins the whopping prize, it would be the second-biggest jackpot that Mega Millions has ever seen. The lottery game's top prize climbed to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no big winner in Tuesday night's drawing. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown once more. Watch Video: Lottery jackpots: Why you should keep quiet if you win
