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Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $311,000,000 Tuesday night; 2 tickets matched the first five numbers
Updated: Friday, January 26, 2024 10:02 PM
Nobody won Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, worth $285,000,000, bringing the projected jackpot on Tuesday to $311,000,000. The cash option will be $$147 million. The winning numbers from Friday, January 26th, 2024 drawing were 14, 31, 34, 50, 61 with Mega Ball number 13 and Megaplier 0.
Though the jackpot was not hit Friday evening, some players still walked away with huge prizes. There were 2 2nd prize winning tickets from Friday night's drawing, matching all 5 numbers but not the Mega Ball number. The 2 lucky ticket(s) sold in NY(2), each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional prizes won Friday evening included 14 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Friday night included 289 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 855 tickets that matched 3 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $200.
With 9 different prize levels, there were a total of 1,384,934 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, January 26th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. can be played in 44 member states as a shared jackpot game. About 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back on the players through prize winnings. Approximately 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. Around 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The overall chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot starts at 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners may select one lump-sum cash payout instead.
As opposed to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other forty three states. By way of example, the second Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar could pay the winner over $1000,000 due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, CA state lottery does not offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 106,783 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 3 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $8,872 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 $13,805 payout.
- 50 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $599 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 $505 payout.
- 177 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $192 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 $203 payout.
To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Friday, January 26th, 2024's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Jan 26, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $285,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
NY(2)
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 14 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 289 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 855 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 18,810 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 17,442 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 141,369 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 363,862 |
| Fri Jan 26, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $285,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $934,569 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $8,872 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $599 | 50 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $192 | 177 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,823 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,466 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 28,114 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 71,150 |
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