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
	Fri Apr 19, 2019	18 25 43 44 57	25
	Tue Apr 16, 2019	11 29 34 48 54	10
	Fri Apr 12, 2019	01 24 25 40 70	04
	Tue Apr 09, 2019	11 22 34 44 58	09
	Fri Apr 05, 2019	08 22 24 38 64	21
	Tue Apr 02, 2019	33 47 58 59 64	25
	Fri Mar 29, 2019	05 14 15 62 66	03
	Tue Mar 26, 2019	04 14 22 43 58	09
	Fri Mar 22, 2019	07 36 58 60 62	10
	Tue Mar 19, 2019	10 42 53 67 68	15

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The jackpot in America's favorite Mega Millions lottery is on the move. Since no one correctly matched all five white ball numbers plus the Mega Millions number in Friday's drawing, the jackpot will move to an estimated $192 million! The cash value will be a projected $116.7 million up for grab. The numbers from Friday, April 19th, 2019 drawing were 18-25-43-44-57 with Mega Ball 25 and Megaplier x4. The Mega Millions grand prize has been rolling over for 574 draws since Friday, October 4th, 2013.One lucky player from Maryland walked away with $189 million grand prize in Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 drawing.

While the grand prize was not awarded Friday evening, some players still walked away with large winnings. There was only one 2nd prize winner from Friday night's drawing, matching the first 5 numbers except the Mega Ball number. The 1 lucky ticket(s) purchased in , each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.

Other prizes won Friday evening included 19 tickets that matched 4 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other winners Friday night included 327 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. There were 885 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With 9 ways to win, there were 1,279,554 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, April 19th, 2019 drawing.

Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back on the players through prize winnings. Roughly 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. Roughly 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions drawings occur 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, select 5 numbers from a set of 70 then select 1 Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can select one lump-sum cash payout option instead.

Compared with other Mega Millions states, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a set 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. One example is, the second Mega Millions prizes is $1,000,000 could pay the winner over $1000,000 due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, California state lottery does not offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.

There were 75,822 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.

• 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Mega Ball and won $10,435 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Mega Ball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2,470 to $55,452, with an average of $14,293 payout.
• 61 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $385 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $122 to $1,186, with an average of $501 payout.
• 120 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Mega Ball and won $222 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Mega Ball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $98 to $291, with an average of $205 payout.

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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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18 25 43 44 57 MB: 25 Fri Apr 19, 2019 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: Tue Apr 23, 2019 $192.00 Million  Change: +$17.00 Million