Winning Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Lottery jackpot at $33 million

Bryce Houston, Louisville Courier Journal
Updated ·2 min read

Do you have a good feeling about tonight's Mega Millions drawing?

The Tuesday, August 22 lottery jackpot is worth an estimated $33 million with a cash option of $15.8 million.

Mega Millions numbers

The winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing are 1-12-26-36-50 the MegaBall was 7. The Megaplier was 2X.

Who was the last Mega Millions winner?

In the Tuesday, Aug. 15 drawing, one lottery ticket sold in Florida hit the Mega Millions jackpot worth $36 million with a cash option of $17.4 million.

A record-breaking $1.58B jackpot-winning ticket was sold on August 8, matching all six numbers to win the grand prize of $1.58 billion ($783.3 million cash option).

Largest Mega Millions jackpot winner: $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket sold in Florida

How many winning Mega Millions numbers do I need to win a prize?

  • The Mega Ball - $2

  • One number plus the Mega Ball - $4

  • Two numbers plus the Mega Ball - $10

  • Three numbers - $10 again

  • Three numbers plus the Mega Ball - $200

  • Four numbers — $500

  • Four numbers plus the Mega Ball — $10,000

  • Five numbers — $1 million

  • Mega Millions jackpot — The whole thing

  • Match all 5 white numbers only — $1 million

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

Drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET.

Recent Mega Millions lottery jackpot winners

Here is the list of 2022-23 Mega Millions jackpot wins, according to megamillions.com:

  • $426 million — Jan. 28, 2022; California.

  • $128 million — Mar. 8, 2022; New York.

  • $110 million — April 12, 2022; Minnesota.

  • $20 million — April 15, 2022; Tennessee.

  • $1.337 billion — July 29, 2022; Illinois.

  • $502 million — Oct. 14, 2022; California, Florida.

  • $1.348 billion — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine.

  • $1.58 billion — Aug. 9, 2023; Florida.

How do you play Mega Millions?

Here's a quick, helpful guide on how to play Mega Millions:

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 numbers: Lottery jackpot drawing for Tuesday, 8/22