It’s time to check your Mega Millions tickets.
The numbers for Friday night’s lottery jackpot have been drawn – ie is estimated $940 million with a cash option of $486 million.
Since the Mega Millions jackpot was last won in October, the first prize in 23 consecutive drawings, Mega Millions, has continued to grow. said this week.
As a result, the jackpot is now “flirting with the mystical $1 billion mark,” Mega Millions said. If someone were to win the current $940 million jackpot, it would be the fourth largest jackpot Mega Millions has ever seen and the sixth largest in lottery history.
Here’s what you need to know.
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Mega Millions Winning Numbers
The winning numbers for Friday’s drawing at 11pm ET are 3-20-46-59-63, Mega Ball: 13 and MegaBlier 3x.
How to play Mega Millions?
To enter the Mega Millions, players choose six numbers — or choose to have the lottery machine generate a random “Easy Pick” or “Quick Pick”:
- Five numbers ranging from 1 to 70 (white balls)
- Pick a number from 1 to 25 (Golden Mega Ball)
If your ticket matches six winning numbers in the drawing, you win the jackpot. There are more Small gifts Depending on how many balls your numbers match.
Mega Millions costs $2 per ticket to play. You can add a Megaplier for $1, which increases your potential prize amount up to five times the original prize (excluding the jackpot).
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Where can I play Mega Millions?
Mega Millions can be played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands.
Five states — Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah — do not offer megamillions.
What are my chances of winning?
While the $940 million jackpot is enticing, it’s important to note that the odds of taking home a top prize are pretty slim.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 302,575,350 to 1.
The odds of matching all five white balls are 12,607,306 to 1.
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Top 10 Mega Millions Jackpots
According to Mega MillionsThere have only been three jackpots bigger than Friday’s estimated prize in the game’s history.
Check out the top 10:
- $1.537 billion, October 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina.
- $1.337 billion: July 29, 2022: Win in Illinois.
- $1.05 billion, January 22, 2021: Won in Michigan.
- $940 million, Jan. 6: Active.
- $656 million, March 30, 2012: Three winners in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland.
- $648 million, December 17, 2013: Two winners in California, Georgia.
- $543 million, July 24, 2018: Won in California.
- $536 million, July 8, 2016: Won in Indiana.
- $533 million: March 30, 2018: Won in New Jersey.
- $522 million: June 7, 2019: Won in California.
Biggest Lottery Prizes in History
Here’s a look at the top 10 biggest lottery prizes between both Powerball and Mega Millions:
- $2.04 billion, Powerball, November 7, 2022: Won in California.
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee.
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina.
- $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022: Won in Illinois.
- $1.05 Billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021: Won at Michigan.
- $940 million, Jan. 6: Active.
- $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin.
- $758.7 million, Powerball, August 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts.
- $730 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021: Won in Maryland.
- $699.8 million, Powerball, October 4, 2021: Won in California.
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Contributing: Olivia Munson and Natalie Neissa Alund, USA TODAY.
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