Mega Millions jackpot rises to $325 million; winning tickets in Idaho, Tennessee worth $2M
No one won the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night so the jackpot will rise to an estimated $325 million for Friday night's drawing, according to the lottery website.
Two tickets sold in Idaho and Tennessee matched all five white balls and had the Megaplier to win $2 million each.
The Mega Millions winning numbers drawn on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 were:
2 - 3 - 19 - 52 - 58 and Megaball 16.
The Megaplier was 2x. The jackpot was estimated at $300 million.
Recent Winner: $108 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold in Arizona
The cash option for Friday's drawing will be an estimated $224.1 million
The Mega Millions has not been won since someone in Lake Havasu City, Arizona won a $108 million jackpot.
Powerball winner: $632.6 million Powerball jackpot winning tickets sold in California and Wisconsin
The Mega Millions costs $2 per ticket and is drawn twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Powerball jackpot is only at $38 million with a cash option of $26.4 million after lottery players in California and Wisconsin recently won a $632.6 million, according to the Powerball website.
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Top Mega Millions jackpots
$1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina
$1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021: Won in Michigan
$656 million, March 30, 2012: Three winners in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
$648 million, Dec. 17, 2013: Two winners in California, Georgia
$543 million, July 24, 2018: Won in California
$536 million, July 8, 20116: Won in Indiana
$533 million: March 30, 2018: Won in New Jersey
$522 million: June 7, 2019: Won in California
$515 million: May 21, 2021: Won in Pennsylvania
$451 million, Jan. 5, 2018: Won in Florida
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