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2 players from CA(2) won $395,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot
Updated: Saturday, December 9, 2023 01:02 AM
2 tickets purchased in CA(2) for the Mega Millions game Friday night matched all six numbers drawn. The players matching all 5 numbers and the Mega Ball won the $395,000,000 jackpot. The winning numbers from Friday night, December 8th, 2023 were 21, 26, 53, 66, 70 and the Mega Ball was 13, Megaplier was 3. The winners can take a one time cash option or choose to receive 30-year annuity option. The grand prize winners are encouraged to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winners have the opportunity to select the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winners do not make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
In addition to the jackpot hit on Friday, December 8th, 2023, Mega Millions generated far more pleased winners walked away with huge prizes. 10 3rd prize winning tickets were sold across the U.S.. These included 10 tickets that matched 4 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
Also, 282 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. 750 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With nine different ways to win, there were 1,431,908 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, December 8th, 2023 drawing.
The top prize of next Mega Millions drawing goes to $20,000,000 with a $$9.5 million cash value Tuesday, December 12th, 2023.
Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game can be played in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record largest jackpot of $656 million in United States lottery history. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players through prizes. About 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. Mega Millions lottery uses a 5/70 (white balls) + 1/25 (Mega Balls) system to randomly choose winning numbers. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times except jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may choose one lump sum cash payout option instead.
Not like other Mega Millions participants, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This leads to different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other forty three Mega Millions states. Such as, 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 participants.
There were 97,422 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) hit the jackpot by matching all 5 of 5 white ball numbers plus Mega Ball number. The jackpot amount is 395,000,000.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $24,276 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 $13,972 payout.
- 56 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $487 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $233 to $835, with an average of $501 payout.
- 126 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $246 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $107 to $273, with an average of $202 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Friday, December 8th, 2023's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Dec 08, 2023 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $395,000,000 | 2
CA(2)
| | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 10 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 282 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 750 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 18,604 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 17,881 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 147,761 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 374,016 |
| Fri Dec 08, 2023 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $395,000,000 | 2 | | 5 of 5 | $2,849,296 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $24,276 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $487 | 56 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $246 | 126 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,416 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,154 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 25,606 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 65,061 |
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