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Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot rolls up to $306,000,000; 1 second prize ticket sold
Updated: Friday, May 3, 2024 10:12 PM
Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune will be up for grabs on Tuesday, when Mega Millions game has $306,000,000 on the line. The cash option stands at an estimated $$140.1 million. Mega Millions' grand prize increased because no player matched all six numbers drawn Friday night. The winning numbers from Friday, May 3rd, 2024 drawing were 06-13-15-53-56 and the Mega Ball was 11, Megaplier was 2.
While the jackpot was not awarded Friday evening, some people still walked away with big money. There was a sole 2nd prize winner from Friday night's drawing, matching all 5 white ball numbers except the Mega Ball number. The 1 lucky ticket(s) purchased in SD, each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Also, 15 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Also, 307 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 870 tickets that matched 3 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine different prize levels, there were 1,486,928 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, May 3rd, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. can be played in 44 member states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions grand prize are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners may choose one lump sum cash payout option instead.
As opposed to other Mega Millions participants, all the nine prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other jurisdictons. For instance, the 2nd 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 participants.
There were 115,763 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $27,920 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $7 to $79,580, with an average of $13,872 payout.
- 68 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $462 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $300 to $796, with an average of $500 payout.
- 161 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $221 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $141 to $273, with an average of $204 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Friday, May 3rd, 2024's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri May 03, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $284,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 15 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 307 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 870 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 20,667 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 20,072 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 157,285 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 379,016 |
| Fri May 03, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $257,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $201,529 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $27,920 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $462 | 68 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $221 | 161 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 4,125 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 3,943 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $3 | 31,581 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 75,884 |
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