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No one matched all 6 numbers last night. Big Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Tuesday night
Updated: Saturday, April 24, 2021 01:48 AM
There were no Mega Millions lottery grand prize winners for Friday's $277 million dollar drawing, so the grand prize will climb to $297 million with the lump-sum cash payout of an estimated $204.1 million Tuesday, April 27th, 2021. The winning numbers from Friday, April 23rd, 2021 drawing were 04, 28, 29, 30, 60 and the Mega Ball was 25, Megaplier was 3. The Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling over for 784 draws since Friday, October 4th, 2013.The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket sold in Maryland, matched all six numbers for a $189 million top prize.
Although there was no grand prize winner Friday evening, some players still walked away with big money. A total of 22 lucky players won the 3rd prize. These included 22 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
In addition, 504 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 1298 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With 9 ways to win, there were 1,753,316 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, April 23rd, 2021 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. About 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players in prize winnings. Approximately 15% goes to commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member states. To play Mega Millions, pick 5 numbers from a set of 70 then choose one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. The odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions grand prize are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may select one lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Compared with other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other states. One example is, 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, California state lottery does not have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 111,596 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 + Megaball and won $14,862 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 $14,334 payout.
- 75 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $446 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 $503 payout.
- 204 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $186 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 Friday, April 23rd, 2021's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Apr 23, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $277,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 22 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 504 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 1,298 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 33,068 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 26,066 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 199,470 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 476,844 |
| Fri Apr 23, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $277,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $214,552 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $14,862 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $446 | 75 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $186 | 204 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 4,967 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,925 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 29,910 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 72,513 |
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