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What are the winning numbers for Tuesday’s $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot?
The rolled-over Mega Millions jackpot had crossed the $1bn mark ahead of the latest draw. Check out the winning numbers for Tuesday 1 August 2023.
For only the fifth time in Mega Millions history, Tuesday’s roll-over draw featured a 10-figure jackpot. After there were no winning tickets on Friday, the top prize initially rose to $1.05 billion, before organisers later announced that the total had been revised up to $1.1 billion.
What are the winning numbers for Tuesday 1 August?
The winning numbers for Tuesday 1 August 2023 were 8-24-30-45-61, and the Mega Ball was 12. The Megaplier was 4x.
What are the biggest Mega Millions jackpots ever?
The largest ever Mega Millions jackpot win came in October 2018, when a player in South Carolina scooped a $1.537 billion prize. The closest that record has come to being broken was this year, when the jackpot rolled over to $1.348 billion before being scooped by a winner in Maine in January.
How to play Mega Millions
A Mega Millions ticket costs $2. To play, you have to choose six numbers from two separate pools: five main numbers between 1 and 70, plus a Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. To secure the jackpot, all six numbers must match those that are drawn.
Jackpot winners can choose to receive their money in annual instalments (the annuity option) or as a lump sum (the cash option). While annuity recipients get the jackpot amount in full, those who opt to be paid up front are given a smaller sum. For Tuesday’s $1.1 billion Mega Millions draw, the cash option was $550.2 million. Winnings are pre-tax.
Smaller cash prizes are also available for players who correctly guess some, but not all, of the numbers drawn. In some states, players can pay an extra $1 to multiply non-jackpot winnings by two, three, four or five times, depending on the Megaplier number selected before the draw itself.
Mega Millions: prizes and odds of winning
- Five balls and the Mega Ball – jackpot (1 in 302,575,350 chance)
- 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)
Where in the US is Mega Millions played?
Mega Millions is played in every state in the US except Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. It is also available in the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Draws are conducted every Tuesday and Friday at 11pm ET/8pm PT.