Mega Millions: $1.58B jackpot won last night; smaller prizes still possible
A lucky Mega Millions player in Florida holds the winning ticket that matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's drawing, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months.
The winning ticket was purchased at a Publix in Neptune Beach.
Here's what you need to know about where major lottery games currently stand:
Mega Millions winning numbers
The winning numbers for the jackpot drawing were: 32, 19, 13, 33, 20, with a Mega Ball of 14.
The ticket sold in Florida brings an end to a streak of 31 straight drawings, spanning over four months, since April 18. At $1.58 billion, the payout is officially the third-largest ever in U.S. history.
Were there Mega Millions winners in Tuesday's drawing?
In addition to the Florida big-money winner, there are other, smaller prizes still awarded. There are 7,056,452 winning tickets at all other prize levels and seven tickets winning the game's second-tier prize matching the five white balls.
Two, sold in Florida and North Carolina, are worth $2 million each thanks to Megapliers (available in most states with an extra $1 purchase), doubling the value 2X on Tuesday night. The other five Match 5 tickets were sold in California, Pennsylvania, Texas (two) and West Virginia. Those tickets won the standard second-tier prize.
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How many balls do I need to win Mega Millions prizes? How much are tickets?
Matching just the Mega Ball is worth a $2 prize, the same cost as a ticket. Paying for a Megaplier will cost you an extra dollar, but can boost your prize money if you match others.
For example, you can win $10 if you match three regular balls. Doing so with a megaplier of 2, increases your prize to $20, a megaplier of 3 pushes it up to $30, and so on.
In Oklahoma, and states outside of California, matching all five white balls is worth up to $1 million. Should the megaplier be 5, a potential prize of $5 million is on the table for a match five.
Can I buy a Mega Millions ticket in one state and redeem it in another state?
No. Tickets must be redeemed in the state where they are purchased since Mega Millions tickets are sold by individual lotteries. Most lotteries typically offer a claim-by-mail option for most prize levels and can be found on their respective lottery websites.
Odds of winning Mega Millions
There is a 1 in 24 chance of winning any Mega Millions prize. Chances for hitting the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
What were the largest jackpots in lottery history?
The last highest jackpot for a national lottery drawing was recently, with a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot being won in California on Nov. 7, 2022.
The biggest Mega Millions jackpot was won on Oct. 23, 2018 in South Carolina. It was worth $1.537 billion.
Chris Sims and Evan Frank of the Peoria Journal Star contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma Mega Millions winning numbers; jackpot won in Florida
