Mega Million numbers for January 17, 2023. Winning ticket sold in NY for $20M.
The numbers are in for the Tuesday, Jan. 17, lottery jackpot, worth an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $10.7 million.
Is today your lucky day?
Mega Millions winning numbers
The winning numbers for Tuesday night's drawing were 2, 12, 18, 24, 39, and the Mega Ball was 18. The Megaplier was 3X.
Did anyone win Mega Millions Jan 17. drawing?
One ticket bought in New York matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot.
Who won the latest Mega Millions drawing?
One ticket sold in Maine matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot, on Jan 13., worth an estimated $1.35 billion with a cash option of $724.6 million.
A Mega Millions ticket sold in Louisville ahead of last Friday's drawing matched five of the six winning numbers, according to a release Saturday from the Kentucky Lottery. The winning ticket is worth $1 million.
The winning ticket sold in Louisville was one of 14 across the country to match five of the six numbers.
How many numbers in Mega Millions do you need to win a prize?
You only need to match one number in Mega Millions to win a prize. However, that number must be the Mega Ball, worth $2.
What do I win if I get 2 numbers on Mega Millions?
Matching two numbers won't win anything in Mega Millions unless one of the numbers is the Mega Ball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Mega Ball is worth $4.
When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
Drawings are held two times per week at approximately 11 p.m. ET every Tuesday and Friday.
How to play Mega Millions
Mega Millions' last jackpot winner
Here is the list of 2022-23 Mega Millions jackpot wins, according to megamillions.com:
$426 million — Jan. 28; California.
$128 million — Mar. 8; New York.
$110 million — April 12; Minnesota.
$20 million — April 15; Tennessee.
$1.337 billion — July 29; Illinois.
$502 million — Oct. 14; California, Florida.
$1.348 billion — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine.
Top 10 Mega Millions lottery jackpots
Here are the all-time top 10 Mega Millions jackpots, according to megamillions.com:
$1.537 billion — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
$1.35 billion — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine.
$1.337 billion — July 29, 2022; Illinois.
$1.05 billion — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.
$656 million — Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland.
$648 million — Dec. 17, 2013; California, Georgia.
$543 million — July 24, 2018; California.
$536 million — July 8, 2016; Indiana.
$533 million — Mar. 30, 2018; New Jersey.
$522 million — June 7, 2019; California.
Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots
Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:
$2.04 billion, Powerball — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
$1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
$1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
$1.35 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine.
$1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.
$1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.
$768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
$758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
$731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
$699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.
$687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.
Bryce Houston is a content specialist at the Courier-Journal. You can find him on Twitter: @b_ryce8.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Mega Millions drawing for 1/17/23: Lottery results for $20m jackpot
