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Nobody won the jackpot. Huge Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Friday night
Updated: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:59 AM
Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing has yielded no grand prize winner for the $330 million grand prize. With no player hit all 6 winning numbers in Mega Millions game , Friday night's drawing is going to be worth a projected $352 million for a single winner. The lump-sum cash payout will be an estimated $269.7 million up for grab. The numbers from Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 drawing were 29, 53, 56, 59, 67 and the Mega Ball was 21, Megaplier was 2. The Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling over for 749 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.
While there was no jackpot winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. A total of 21 lucky players won the 3rd prize. These included 21 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 486 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $500. 1339 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With nine ways to win, there were 1,952,348 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 drawing.
Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game can be played in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record biggest jackpot in United States lottery history. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players through prize winnings. Approximately 15% goes to commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. Around 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member states. To play, pick 5 numbers from 1 to 70 and choose 1 Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The overall odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners can select one time lump-sum cash payout instead.
As opposed to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other jurisdictons. For example, the 2nd Mega Millions prizes is $1,000,000 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 participants.
There were 117,883 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 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $15,651 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2,478 to $43,634, with an average of $14,597 payout.
- 51 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $690 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $154 to $975, with an average of $513 payout.
- 210 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $190 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 $206 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Dec 22, 2020 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $330,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 21 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 486 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 1,339 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 31,215 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 26,953 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 215,357 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 554,858 |
| Tue Dec 22, 2020 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $330,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,134,293 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $15,651 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $690 | 51 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $190 | 210 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 4,474 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,854 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 30,546 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 78,746 |
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