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The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing skyrockets to $240 million
Updated: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 01:34 AM
With no winner in the last drawing, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot will be worth $240 million (lump-sum cash payout $162.6 million) the next time the multistate lottery is drawn on Friday. The amount carried over since nobody matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number to win the $220 million jackpot Tuesday night. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, April 13th, 2021 were 10-15-19-45-68 with Mega Ball number 09 and Megaplier X4. Nobody won the Mega Millions grand prize in the past 781 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.
Although there was no jackpot winner Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. There was only one lucky player that matched the first 5 numbers and won the second prize. The one lucky ticket(s) purchased in , each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 15 tickets that matched 4 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other winners Tuesday evening included 400 tickets that matched four white ball numbers and won $500. 1285 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With nine different ways to win, there were 1,766,638 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 drawing.
Mega Millions game can be played in 43 states and Washington DC. It holds the record highest jackpot in North American lottery history. Roughly 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players in prizes. About 15% goes to commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. Roughly 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating lottery states. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play, select 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then choose one Mega Ball number from a set of 25. The chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions jackpot are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can select one time lump-sum cash payout instead.
In contrast to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other forty three Mega Millions states. By way of 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 have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 119,081 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $28,492 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2,478 to $48,322, with an average of $14,037 payout.
- 57 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $562 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $154 to $964, with an average of $505 payout.
- 200 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $182 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 $201 payout.
To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, April 13th, 2021's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Apr 13, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $220,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 15 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 400 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 1,285 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 29,246 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 26,734 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 204,105 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 477,915 |
| Tue Apr 13, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $220,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,383,830 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $28,492 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $562 | 57 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $182 | 200 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 4,464 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 4,245 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $3 | 32,878 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 77,236 |
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