Mega Millions jackpot jumps to 300,000,000 Tuesday; 2 tickets matched the first 5 numbers
Updated: Friday, September 29, 2023 10:02 PM
The jackpot in the Mega Millions multistate lottery game continues going up and is going to be up to a projected 300,000,000 for the next drawing on Tuesday. The cash option will be an estimated $137 million. The amount was rolled over because no one hit all five white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball number to win the 267,000,000 jackpot Friday night. The winning numbers from Friday, September 29th, 2023 drawing were 18, 40, 47, 55, 64 with Mega Ball 11 and Megaplier 4. Nobody won the Mega Millions jackpot in the past thirteen draws since Friday, August 18th, 2023.A single lucky winner from FL walked away with $36 million jackpot in Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 drawing.
Though there was no grand prize winner Friday evening, some players still walked away with big money. There were 2 2nd prize winners from Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching the first 5 white ball numbers except the Mega Ball number. The 2 second prize winning ticket(s) sold in GA,NY won a million dollar cash each.
Other prizes won Friday evening included 8 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Friday evening included 310 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 944 tickets that matched 3 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine different ways to win, there were a total of 1,591,824 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, September 29th, 2023 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. It holds the record largest jackpot of $656 million in United States lottery history. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 14. The odds of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can select one lump sum cash payout instead.
Unlike other Mega Millions states, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. As an example, the 2nd 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, California state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 108,216 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.
- 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $26,084 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2,724 to $79,580, with an average of $14,693 payout.
- 50 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $587 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $186 to $926, with an average of $494 payout.
- 156 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $214 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 $200 payout.
To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Friday, September 29th, 2023's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold.
- Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Sep 29, 2023 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. |
| Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
| 5 of 5 + Megaball | $267,000,000 | 0 |
| 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
GA,NY
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| 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 8 |
| 4 of 5 | $500 | 310 |
| 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 944 |
| 3 of 5 | $10 | 20,599 |
| 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 19,963 |
| 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 161,723 |
| Megaball Only | $2 | 417,295 |
| Fri Sep 29, 2023 MEGA Millions Payout of California |
| Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
| 5 of 5 + Megaball | $267,000,000 | 0 |
| 5 of 5 | $1,837,496 | 0 |
| 4 of 5 + Megaball | $26,084 | 1 |
| 4 of 5 | $587 | 50 |
| 3 of 5 + Megaball | $214 | 156 |
| 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,764 |
| 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 3,550 |
| 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 28,286 |
| Megaball Only | $2 | 72,409 |
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