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Find below a list containing the latest 10 California(CA) MEGA Millions drawing results. The results are shown by draw date and in descending order with the latest MEGA Millions winning numbers shown first. In case you want to learn more about past results, you can look up Search Past California(CA) MEGA Millions results, and California(CA) MEGA Millions winning numbers calendar.
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#Draw DateWinning NumbersMega BallMegaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Oct 11, 2024
03
10
29
52
57
20
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Oct 08, 2024
03
19
20
22
66
09
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Oct 04, 2024
21
39
42
43
45
03
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Oct 01, 2024
27
35
47
50
66
25
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Sep 27, 2024
29
46
53
69
70
23
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Sep 24, 2024
01
06
10
23
27
18
megaplier 5
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Sep 20, 2024
20
21
40
49
55
11
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Sep 17, 2024
14
31
48
57
64
09
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Sep 13, 2024
21
55
56
57
66
01
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Sep 10, 2024
01
02
16
24
66
06
megaplier 4
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 California MEGA Millions News and Payout for Friday, October 11th, 2024

California Mega Millions Payout and News
Updated: Saturday, October 12, 2024 12:41 AM

The Mega Millions lottery grand prize is on the move again. The jackpot for the Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 drawing climbs to $169,000,000 with the cash option of an estimated $$80 million. The winning numbers from Friday, October 11th, 2024 drawing were 03-10-29-52-57 with Mega Ball 20 and Megaplier x3.

Though the grand prize was not awarded Friday evening, Mega Millions had some big winners. A total of 12 lucky tickets won the third prize. These included 12 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000.

Also, 236 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 550 tickets that matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With nine prize tiers, there were 861,722 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Friday, October 11th, 2024 drawing.

Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, choose 5 numbers from a set of 70 and pick a Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times except jackpot. The chances of winning any prizes is about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions jackpot are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can choose one time lump sum cash payout option instead.

As opposed to other Mega Millions states, all the nine prize levels 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 winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other 43 lotteries. For instance, 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 doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.

There were 63,887 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.

  • 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $25,690 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $7 to $54,331, with an average of $13,603 payout.
  • 39 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $496 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $165 to $690, with an average of $484 payout.
  • 105 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $209 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 $201 payout.

Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Friday, October 11th, 2024's drawing:

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 About California Mega Millions

California Mega Millions - All you need to become a Millionaire is $1 and lady luck smiling on you.

California Mega Millions States
Can you imagine a lottery where 94% of the ticket cost is diverted back to public? That is what California Mega Millions does for all of you.

California Lottery was started in 1985 after lottery was legalised in California in the year 1984. Later California Lottery started participating in the already existing and popular lottery called Mega Millions, thereby giving birth to California Mega Million.

An unbelievable $ 12,000,000 is the jackpot prize. Just imagine what all you can do with this kind of money.

The popular lottery - Mega Millions also called MM is a lottery that is available or played across multiple states in America. The name of the Mega Millions lottery earlier was .The Big Game..

In California Mega Millions, you need to select any 6 numbers from two different groups of numbers. The 1st group of numbers is from 1 to 56 and the 2nd group of numbers is from 1 to 46. If six numbers match, you win the jackpot. In California, prizes are pari-mutuel which means the payouts depends on the quantity of tickets sold and within that, the quantity of tickets have won the games.

You can claim your California Mega Millions prize from 2 modes of payment. One is annual payment where you will be provided in 26 annual payments and the other is cash payment where full amount is paid.

The California Mega Millions draws are conducted 2 days a week on Tuesday and Friday. The draw is at 7.45 pm.

 How to play California Mega Millions?

California Mega Millions How to Play
California Mega Millions can be played in 4 easy steps - Find, Pick, Buy, Play.
  1. Visit your nearest California Mega Millions retailer. There are 20,000 California Mega Millions retail shops.
  2. Once you convey your wish to play the California Mega Millions game, the retailer would give you a play slip.
  3. You need to then pick 5 numbers you consider lucky from 2 groups of numbers. The 1st 4 numbers you need to choose is from 1 to 56 and the 5th numbers you need to choose is from 1 to 46.
  4. You need to choose & mark these numbers on the California Mega Millions pay slip.
  5. In case you are unable to choose the numbers on your own, use the Quick Pick facility where a computer would choose the numbers for you randomly.
  6. Each California Mega Millions play slip contains 5 plays. You need to buy more pay slips to play more games.
  7. There is also a feature in called Advance Play which permits you to bet on the same numbers on successive draws.
  8. In case you are availing Quick Pick, you are permitted up to 10 plays on the same play slip.
  9. While marking on the pay slip, see that you use only black ink or blue ink pens. Other colours are not valid. In case you made mistake, instead of erasing, use the VOID box to make your mark.
  10. Once you have ensured that you have marked your California Mega Millions pay slip correctly, hand it over to the retailer along with $1.You would then be given a ticket. This ticket you receive also acts as a receipt.
    California Mega Millions Ticket
  11. Check the correctness of the ticket you have received for the date, the numbers you have placed bet on, draw details and the amount paid for the ticket.
  12. Once you are convinced that the information available on the California Mega Millions ticket is correct, place your signature on the back side of the ticket.
  13. It is to be noted that a California Mega Millions ticket that is once sold will not, under any circumstance, be cancelled.
  14. The tickets are bar coded. You can check you winning status either by scanning your ticket at the retailer or by visiting the California Mega Millions website.

 More About California Mega Millions

The California Mega Millions draw is usually conducted in the city of Atlanta in Georgia. It is conducted by WSB-TV.

For very large draws, the Mega Millions draw is sometimes conducted in New York City's Times Square.

The first 5 numbers are chosen using white colored balls and the 6th number is called the Mega Ball number. The 2 sets of numbers are drawn using different machines.

Unlike other states, Megaplier, a $2 game, is not offered as a part of California Mega Millions.

Prizes

The chance of winning a California Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 175,711,536.

The chance of winning any prize is 1 in 40.

There are chances that there is more than one winner in a California Mega Millions draw. In such a case the prize is shared among the winners. However the number of winners, if belonging to the same group, should not be more than 100.

Suppose the winner dies before collecting the prize money, his / her heir can collect the California Mega Millions prize money. There is of course a formal procedure for the same.

The winners should claim or collect their prize within 180 days. If not collected, the prize will be awarded to the state of California and in turn fund schools and colleges.

The prizes of California Mega Millions above $599 are taxable. However there is no state/ or local tax pertaining to California.

It is mind blowing to know that the largest or biggest jackpot ever won in Mega Millions is of prize money $ 656,000,000 which is in 26 annual payments or an equivalent cash amount of $474,000,000. This was in the year 2012.

The 2nd highest jackpot (payable in 26 annual instalments) that was won was $390 million and the 3rd largest is $380 million.

Payment

You have to claim the jackpot prize within a year unlike other Mega Millions prizes which give a period of 180 days period. Thereafter you have 60 days to choose either the cash or the 26 annual payments.

In case of prizes other than jackpot, the same needs to be claimed within 180 days.

Eligibility

You need to be at least 18 years old if you need to play California Mega Millions.

Younger people . do not lose heart. You can win or collect the prizes on tickets that have been gifted to you.

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