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Mega Millions' previous format began on October 19, 2013, its first drawing was three days later. In the current version of Mega Millions, five white balls are drawn from a pool of 70, and one gold-colored "MegaBall" is drawn from a separate pool of 25, a player must match all six numbers to win the jackpot.
[2] [3] In January 2010, Mega Millions and Powerball became available to lotteries which had either game. Mega Millions became available in Nebraska on March 20, 2010. [4] [5] Mega Millions is drawn Tuesdays and Fridays; its jackpots begin at $40 million and continues to grow by at least $5 million each drawing until it is won.
The jackpot has the potential to grow to more than $25,000,000. The Biggest jackpot thus far is $25.8 million which was won in November of 2019. Players win by matching at least three of the six numbers drawn; a parimutuel prize is won by matching at least 4 numbers and a guaranteed $2 prize in won for matching 3 numbers.
Mega Millions is drawn live, usually from Atlanta. The largest prize won on a ticket sold in New Jersey was for the March 26, 2024, Mega Millions drawing. The annuity value of the ticket was approximately $1.128 billion (that was the first time ever that someone in New Jersey won a jackpot of $1 billion or more in the Mega Millions game).
The annuities for both the Mega Millions and the Powerball are paid out in 30 annual installments, increasing 5 percent yearly. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Over time, the size of Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots has generally increased because of higher ticket prices, the larger number of states participating (especially after cross-selling was allowed ...
Mega Millions players choose 5 of 70 "white ball" numbers, and a gold-colored "Mega Ball" from a second pool, of 25 numbers. Mega Millions drawings are not televised on any local broadcast television station or local origination cable channel in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa markets; those playing Mega Millions instead see the winning numbers via ...
Mega Millions is available in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:00 pm Mountain Time (the numbers are drawn in Atlanta.) Tickets cost $1 per play per drawing and can be purchased until 8:45 pm Mountain Time for that night's drawing.
The numbers were drawn just after 11 p.m. ET and we have the results below. The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky player in California who won a jackpot of more than $1 billion on ...