What are the winning numbers for Friday’s $20 million Mega Millions jackpot?
The Mega Millions jackpot has reset again, and tonight, for the second time this week $20 million are up for grabs. Here are the winning numbers and your chances to win.
Last week, the Mega Millions jackpot reset after a lucky winner in New York took home the $476 million jackpot during the last drawing. On Tuesday, $20 million dollars was up for grabs and was snagged by another winner in New York. Additionally, four winners from California, Iowa, Maryland, and Ohio selected five of the six winning numbers, earning them $2 million each.
What are the winning numbers for Friday, 19 April?
The winning numbers for Friday’s draw are 3-21-29-46-63 and 9 Mega Ball. The Megaplier is 3x.
What are the winning numbers for Tuesday, April 18?
The winning numbers for Tuesday’s draw were 7-9-15-19-25 and 4 Mega Ball. The Megaplier is 2x.
What are the largest Mega Millions jackpots?
The incredible $1.35 billion jackpot that was won in January was the second-highest top prize ever won in a Mega Millions draw. In fact, in ranked as the fourth-highest jackpot ever won on a US lottery, also behind a $2.04 billion and a $1.59 billion Powerball drawing.
The Mega Millions record jackpot was won in South Carolina on 23 October 2018, and totaled $1.54 billion. Before last Friday’s billion-dollar windfall, the last Mega Millions jackpot of more than $1 billion was won in Chicago in July 2022 and was worth $1.33 billion.
How much can you win with Mega Millions?
Entry for the Mega Millions lottery begins at $2 per ticket and participants can still take home some serious money even if they miss out on the full six numbers. Here’s a full list of the ways to win and the odds of winning…
- Five balls and the Mega Ball – Jackpot, 1 in 302,575,350
- Five balls - $1,000,000, 1 in 12,607,306
- Four balls and the Mega Ball - $10,000, 1 in 931,001
- Four balls - $500, 1 in 38,792
- Three balls and the Mega Ball – $200, 1 in 14,547
- Three balls - $10, 1 in 606
- Two balls and the Mega Ball - $10, 1 in 693
- One ball and the Mega Ball - $4, 1 in 89
- The Mega Ball - $2, 1 in 37
How many Mega Millions jackpot winners were there in 2022?
Across 2022, six winning tickets hit the jackpot:
- October 14, 2022 - $502 million ($252.0 million cash), shared by tickets sold in San Jose, California, and Fort Myers, Florida.
- July 29, 2022 - $1.337 billion ($780.5 million cash) won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Ill.
- April 15, 2022 - $20 million ($11.9 million cash) won by an anonymous trust with a ticket purchased in Pegram, Tenn.
- April 12, 2022 - $110 million ($66.9 million cash) won by a Minnesota couple with a ticket purchased in Ramsey, Minn.
- March 8, 2022 - $128 million ($85.8 million cash) won by Herman Kahan of Brooklyn, N.Y.
- January 28, 2022 - $426 million ($292.9 million cash) won by Kristine Wellenstein with a ticket purchased in Woodland Hills, Calif.