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The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $244 million
Updated: Saturday, January 1, 2022 01:11 AM
The Mega Millions multi-state lottery jackpot rised to $244 million (lump-sum cash payout $172.5 million) Tuesday night when there were no jackpot winners in the $221 million drawing, lottery officials said. The numbers from Friday, December 31st, 2021 drawing were 02-05-30-46-61 with Mega Ball 08 and Megaplier X3.
Though the grand prize was not hit Friday evening, some players still walked away with large winnings. There were 2 tickets that matched all 5 white ball numbers and won the 2nd prize. The 2 lucky ticket(s) bought in , each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional prizes won Friday evening included 22 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Also, 572 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. 1596 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
There were 186,690 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There were 93345 top prize winning tickets sold in the state of New York.
With 9 prize tiers, there were a total of 2,219,852 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, December 31st, 2021 drawing.
Mega Millions game is played in 43 states and D.C. To play, choose 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then pick 1 Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend $1 extra to buy the Megaplier, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The overall odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions grand prize are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners may choose one time lump-sum cash payout instead.
Fri Dec 31, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $221,000,000 | 0 | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2 | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 22 | 4 of 5 | $500 | 572 | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 1,596 | 3 of 5 | $10 | 35,678 | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 33,444 | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 255,561 | Megaball Only | $2 | 610,180 |
Fri Dec 31, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(w/o Megaplier) | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 4 | 4 of 5 | $500 | 53 | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 145 | 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,178 | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 2,969 | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 23,206 | Megaball Only | $2 | 55,202 |
Fri Dec 31, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(with Megaplier) | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | 5 of 5 | $3,000,000 | 0 | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $30,000 | 0 | 4 of 5 | $1,500 | 3 | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $600 | 9 | 3 of 5 | $30 | 310 | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $30 | 335 | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $12 | 2,389 | Megaball Only | $6 | 5,542 |
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