What are the winning numbers for Friday’s $640 million Mega Millions jackpot?

Lottery players have another chance Friday to win $640 million dollars through the Mega Millions drawing. What are the winning numbers?

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Update: Dec 30th, 2022 23:06 EST

(If you were looking for December 27, 2024, billion-dollar jackpot, then here’s all you need to know)

Last chance of the year for somebody to match all six Mega Millions numbers. Not a bad way to enter 2023, if you ask me. One lucky winner can say goodbye to 2022 with a $347.8 million cash option. With that kind of money in your pocket, who needs New Year’s resolutions?

Friday’s winning numbers

The winning numbers for Friday, 30 December are: 1-3-6-44-51 and 7 Mega Ball. The Megaplier is 3x.

#MegaMillions results are in. Here are the winning numbers for tonight,
Friday, Dec. 30

1-3-6-44-51 − 7 MB − 3x MP#lottery #lotto #loteria #jackpot #results #winningNumbers pic.twitter.com/mVBnR0uJtX
— Lottify (@LottifyApp) December 31, 2022

Tuesday’s winning numbers

The winning numbers for, Tuesday, 27 December, were: 9-13-36-59-61 and 11 Mega Ball. The Megaplier was 2x.

What are the largest Mega Millions of prizes?

The last Mega Millions jackpot that was more than $1 billion was won in Chicago in July 2022 and was worth $1.33 billion. The Mega Millions record jackpot was in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018, and totaled $1.54 billion, the largest Mega Millions prize won on a single ticket.

The #Megamillions Jackpot keeps on rockin’ and rollin'. Tonight, there's a chance to win $238 million! Stop by your local Lottery retailer and grab your tickets. #CALottery #JackpotAlert pic.twitter.com/LiqOTbz1q2
— California Lottery (@calottery) November 18, 2022

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

Other Mega Millions jackpot winners in 2022

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What one billion dollars really means

Six winning tickets have hit the jackpot so far in 2022:

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.

With Thanksgiving coming at the end of the month and Christmas not too far off, the $238 million cash option would come in handy to beat inflation and would be a great way to end the year and the rest of your life. Good luck!