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Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $579,000,000; Three tickets won the second prize
Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 01:46 AM
Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune will be up for grabs on Friday, when Mega Millions game has $579,000,000 on the line. The cash value will be a projected $$276.6 million. Mega Millions' jackpot rose because nobody matched all five white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball number drawn Tuesday night. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, December 3rd, 2024 were 52, 60, 61, 66, 67 and the Mega Ball was 23, Megaplier was 4. Nobody won the Mega Millions grand prize in the past 24 draws since Friday, September 13th, 2024.One lucky player from TX walked away with $800 million jackpot in Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 drawing.
While there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge prizes. There were three lucky winners matched all 5 numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The three second prize winning ticket(s) bought in OH(2),WI will collect a quarter million dollar cash each.
Additional prizes won Tuesday evening included 13 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Also, 393 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 1109 tickets that matched 3 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $200.
There were 163,510 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There were 81755 grand prize winning tickets sold in the state of New York.
With 9 different ways to win, there were a total of 1,897,037 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. offered in 44 participating states as a shared jackpot game. Roughly 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players in prizes. Roughly 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating states. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times except jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize starts at $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can choose one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
| Tue Dec 03, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $541,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 3
OH(2),WI
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 13 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 393 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 1,109 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 27,402 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 24,050 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 193,480 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 508,285 |
| Tue Dec 03, 2024 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 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 37 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 94 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 2,524 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 2,216 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 17,830 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 48,282 |
| Tue Dec 03, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(with Megaplier) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 | $4,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $40,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $2,000 | 5 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $800 | 14 | | 3 of 5 | $40 | 410 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $40 | 335 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $16 | 2,670 | | Megaball Only | $8 | 7,338 |
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Next Draw: Fri Aug 14, 2026
$90,000,000
Change: +$10,000,000
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