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The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $670,000,000
Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2024 01:50 AM
The Mega Millions lottery grand prize is on the move again. The grand prize for the Friday, December 13th, 2024 drawing jumps to $670,000,000 with the lump-sum cash payout at an estimated $$317.8 million. The numbers from Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 drawing were 12, 14, 26, 48, 52 with Mega Ball number 21 and Megaplier 5. There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 26 draws since Friday, September 13th, 2024.The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket sold in TX, matched all six numbers for a $800 million top prize.
Even though the grand prize was not hit Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. There were 3 lucky winners correctly matched all 5 numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The 3 lucky ticket(s) purchased in CA(2),MD, each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 23 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. In addition, 640 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 1569 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With 9 different ways to win, there were 2,337,444 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game offered in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play, pick 5 numbers from a set of 70 then choose 1 Mega Ball number from a set of 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can select one lump sum cash payout option instead.
Compared with other Mega Millions participants, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other 43 jurisdictons. For example, 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, CA state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 175,111 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 5 of 5 and won $560,601 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 5 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $5 to $2,941,708, with an average of $614,691 payout.
- 3 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $15,214 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $1,470 to $54,331, with an average of $13,369 payout.
- 129 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $398 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $165 to $645, with an average of $473 payout.
- 294 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $198 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $75 to $269, with an average of $199 payout.
To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, December 10th, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Dec 10, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $619,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 3
CA(2),MD
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 23 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 640 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 1,569 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 39,705 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 33,026 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 252,154 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 606,887 |
| Tue Dec 10, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $619,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $560,601 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $15,214 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $398 | 129 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $198 | 294 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 7,410 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 6,314 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 47,583 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 0 |
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