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Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $376 million; 3 tickets matched the first five numbers
Updated: Saturday, December 26, 2020 01:56 AM
There were no Mega Millions jackpot winners for Friday's $352 million dollar drawing, so the grand prize will build to an estimated $376 million with the cash value of $287.4 million Tuesday, December 29th, 2020. The winning numbers from Friday, December 25th, 2020 drawing were 17, 23, 36, 69, 70 and the Mega Ball was 19, Megaplier was 2.
Though the jackpot was not hit Friday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There were 3 tickets that correctly matched all 5 numbers and won the second prize. The 3 second prize winning ticket(s) bought in won $1,000,000 cash each.
Additional prizes won Friday evening included 17 tickets that matched 4 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Friday night included 442 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. 1242 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 ways to win, there were a total of 1,897,988 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Friday, December 25th, 2020 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium involving 44 state lotteries. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions grand prize are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot starts at $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners can select one-time lump sum cash payout option instead.
In contrast to other Mega Millions states, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. Such as, 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 does not have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 0 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 4 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $7,525 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 $14,832 payout.
- 53 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $639 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 $512 payout.
- 184 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $209 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 $205 payout.
To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Friday, December 25th, 2020's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Dec 25, 2020 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $352,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 3
NH,NY,TX
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 17 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 442 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 1,242 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 31,294 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 27,198 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 215,856 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 532,770 |
| Fri Dec 25, 2020 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $352,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,351,565 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $7,525 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $639 | 53 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $209 | 184 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 4,275 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,777 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 30,315 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 74,651 |
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