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A single ticket in CA won $1,220,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot in Friday night's drawing
Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2024 12:34 AM
A single lucky ticket in CA matched all 6 numbers in the Friday, December 27th, 2024 drawing and won the $1,220,000,000 jackpot. The numbers drawn Friday night, December 27th, 2024 were 03, 07, 37, 49, 55 with Mega Ball number 06 and Megaplier 3. The winner can take a cash option worth $549.7 million before taxes, or decide to receive 30-year annuity option with annual payment about $46.92 million before taxes. The grand prize winner is encouraged to sign the ticket, place it in a secure place and get in touch with lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the chance to select the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winner does not make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
In addition to the grand prize won on Friday, December 27th, 2024, many more players walked away with huge prizes. There were 5 lucky tickets correctly matched the first 5 numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The 5 second prize winning ticket(s) bought in AZ,CA(2),MO,TX won a quarter million dollar cash each.
Other prizes won Friday night included 129 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other winners Friday evening included 2908 tickets that matched four white ball numbers and won $500. 7591 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
There were 848,408 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There were 424204 grand prize winning tickets sold in the state of New York. One ticket sold in New York matched 4 lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball with Megaplier option purchased. The lucky ticket holder will collect $30,000.
With 9 prize tiers, there were 11,382,600 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, December 27th, 2024 drawing.
The top prize of next Mega Millions lottery drawing goes to an estimated $20,000,000 with the cash option at $$9 million for Tuesday night.
Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game offered in 44 member states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record largest jackpot in North American lottery history. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners may select one lump-sum cash payout instead.
| Fri Dec 27, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $1,220,000,000 | 1 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 5
AZ,CA(2),MO,TX
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 129 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 2,908 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 7,591 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 190,118 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 162,651 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 1,258,898 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 3,004,811 |
| Fri Dec 27, 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 | 7 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 208 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 595 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 15,505 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 13,423 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 103,514 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 244,807 |
| Fri Dec 27, 2024 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 | 1 | | 4 of 5 | $1,500 | 33 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $600 | 85 | | 3 of 5 | $30 | 2,071 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $30 | 1,652 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $12 | 12,625 | | Megaball Only | $6 | 29,678 |
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Next Draw: Fri Jun 12, 2026
$413,000,000
Change: +$21,000,000
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