What are the winning numbers for Friday’s $20 million Mega Millions jackpot?
One week ago a lottery player in Maine scooped a $1.35 billion jackpot. This Friday the more modest sum of $20 million is on offer for the lucky winner.
The recipient of last week’s huge billion-dollar windfall has not yet revealed themselves but the Mega Millions draw is back for another draw this evening.
The draw will take place at 11pm ET on Friday, 20 January with a top prize of $20 million on offer for the big winner. We’ll have the winning numbers right here as soon as the draw is made...
Tuesday’s winning numbers
The winning numbers for Tuesday, 17 January were 2-12-18-24-39 and 18 Mega Ball. The Megaplier was 3x.
Friday’s winning numbers
The winning numbers for Friday, 13 January were 30-43-45-46-61 and 14 Mega Ball. The Megaplier was 2x.
What are the largest Mega Millions jackpots?
Last week’s incredible $1.35 billion jackpot 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 in won 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.