California MEGA Millions Results, Intelligent Picks, Lotto Wheels

Find below a list containing the latest 10 California(CA) MEGA Millions drawing results. The results are shown by draw date and in descending order with the latest MEGA Millions winning numbers shown first. In case you want to learn more about past results, you can look up Search Past California(CA) MEGA Millions results, and California(CA) MEGA Millions winning numbers calendar.

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#	Draw Date	Winning Numbers	Mega Ball	Megaplier
	Tue Jan 21, 2020	16 18 29 31 37	08
	Fri Jan 17, 2020	03 25 30 54 70	09
	Tue Jan 14, 2020	09 11 13 31 47	11
	Fri Jan 10, 2020	17 27 49 51 66	02
	Tue Jan 07, 2020	25 40 41 52 56	21
	Fri Jan 03, 2020	37 41 42 53 63	16
	Tue Dec 31, 2019	30 44 49 53 56	11
	Fri Dec 27, 2019	17 34 40 63 64	24
	Tue Dec 24, 2019	27 37 48 63 66	11
	Fri Dec 20, 2019	03 20 23 35 60	16

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The grand prize in America's favorite Mega Millions lottery is on the move. Because nobody correctly hit all 6 numbers in Tuesday's drawing, the jackpot will grow to $130 million! The cash option stands at a projected $88.1 million up for grab. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, January 21st, 2020 were 16, 18, 29, 31, 37 and the Mega Ball was 08, Megaplier was 3.

While the grand prize was not hit Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. There was only one 2nd prize winner from Tuesday night's drawing, matching all five numbers except the Mega Ball number. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in will collect $1,000,000 cash each.

Other prizes won Tuesday night included 15 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 360 tickets that matched four white numbers and won $500. There were 984 tickets that matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With nine different prize levels, there were 1,181,768 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 drawing.

Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game offered in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Approximately 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players through prize winnings. Around 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. 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 select one Mega Ball number from a set of 25. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may choose one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.

In contrast to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a set value. This leads to different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other forty three Mega Millions states. As an example, the second 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, CA state lottery doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.

To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, January 21st, 2020's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold.

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Can you imagine a lottery where 94% of the ticket cost is diverted back to public? That is what California Mega Millions does for all of you.

California Lottery was started in 1985 after lottery was legalised in California in the year 1984. Later California Lottery started participating in the already existing and popular lottery called Mega Millions, thereby giving birth to California Mega Million.

An unbelievable $ 12,000,000 is the jackpot prize. Just imagine what all you can do with this kind of money.

The popular lottery - Mega Millions also called MM is a lottery that is available or played across multiple states in America. The name of the Mega Millions lottery earlier was .The Big Game..

In California Mega Millions, you need to select any 6 numbers from two different groups of numbers. The 1st group of numbers is from 1 to 56 and the 2nd group of numbers is from 1 to 46. If six numbers match, you win the jackpot. In California, prizes are pari-mutuel which means the payouts depends on the quantity of tickets sold and within that, the quantity of tickets have won the games.

You can claim your California Mega Millions prize from 2 modes of payment. One is annual payment where you will be provided in 26 annual payments and the other is cash payment where full amount is paid.

The California Mega Millions draws are conducted 2 days a week on Tuesday and Friday. The draw is at 7.45 pm.

California Mega Millions can be played in 4 easy steps - Find, Pick, Buy, Play.

1. Visit your nearest California Mega Millions retailer. There are 20,000 California Mega Millions retail shops.
2. Once you convey your wish to play the California Mega Millions game, the retailer would give you a play slip.
3. You need to then pick 5 numbers you consider lucky from 2 groups of numbers. The 1st 4 numbers you need to choose is from 1 to 56 and the 5th numbers you need to choose is from 1 to 46.
4. You need to choose & mark these numbers on the California Mega Millions pay slip.
5. In case you are unable to choose the numbers on your own, use the Quick Pick facility where a computer would choose the numbers for you randomly.
6. Each California Mega Millions play slip contains 5 plays. You need to buy more pay slips to play more games.
7. There is also a feature in called Advance Play which permits you to bet on the same numbers on successive draws.
8. In case you are availing Quick Pick, you are permitted up to 10 plays on the same play slip.
9. While marking on the pay slip, see that you use only black ink or blue ink pens. Other colours are not valid. In case you made mistake, instead of erasing, use the VOID box to make your mark.
10. Once you have ensured that you have marked your California Mega Millions pay slip correctly, hand it over to the retailer along with $1.You would then be given a ticket. This ticket you receive also acts as a receipt.
    
11. Check the correctness of the ticket you have received for the date, the numbers you have placed bet on, draw details and the amount paid for the ticket.
12. Once you are convinced that the information available on the California Mega Millions ticket is correct, place your signature on the back side of the ticket.
13. It is to be noted that a California Mega Millions ticket that is once sold will not, under any circumstance, be cancelled.
14. The tickets are bar coded. You can check you winning status either by scanning your ticket at the retailer or by visiting the California Mega Millions website.

The California Mega Millions draw is usually conducted in the city of Atlanta in Georgia. It is conducted by WSB-TV.

For very large draws, the Mega Millions draw is sometimes conducted in New York City's Times Square.

The first 5 numbers are chosen using white colored balls and the 6th number is called the Mega Ball number. The 2 sets of numbers are drawn using different machines.

Unlike other states, Megaplier, a $2 game, is not offered as a part of California Mega Millions.

The chance of winning a California Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 175,711,536.

The chance of winning any prize is 1 in 40.

There are chances that there is more than one winner in a California Mega Millions draw. In such a case the prize is shared among the winners. However the number of winners, if belonging to the same group, should not be more than 100.

Suppose the winner dies before collecting the prize money, his / her heir can collect the California Mega Millions prize money. There is of course a formal procedure for the same.

The winners should claim or collect their prize within 180 days. If not collected, the prize will be awarded to the state of California and in turn fund schools and colleges.

The prizes of California Mega Millions above $599 are taxable. However there is no state/ or local tax pertaining to California.

It is mind blowing to know that the largest or biggest jackpot ever won in Mega Millions is of prize money $ 656,000,000 which is in 26 annual payments or an equivalent cash amount of $474,000,000. This was in the year 2012.

The 2nd highest jackpot (payable in 26 annual instalments) that was won was $390 million and the 3rd largest is $380 million.

You have to claim the jackpot prize within a year unlike other Mega Millions prizes which give a period of 180 days period. Thereafter you have 60 days to choose either the cash or the 26 annual payments.

In case of prizes other than jackpot, the same needs to be claimed within 180 days.

You need to be at least 18 years old if you need to play California Mega Millions.

Younger people . do not lose heart. You can win or collect the prizes on tickets that have been gifted to you.

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16 18 29 31 37 MB: 08 Tue Jan 21, 2020 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Intelli-Combos | Power Picks | Frequency Chart | Overdue Chart Win Checker | Lotto Wheels | Prize Analysis News & Payout | Skip and Hit Analysis	Next Draw: Fri Jan 24, 2020 $130.00 Million  Change: +$14.00 Million