What are the winning numbers for Tuesday’s $145 million Mega Millions jackpot?
An estimated $145 million will be up for grabs in the big Tuesday night draw. Here are the winning numbers and the odds for the Mega Millions lottery...
The Mega Millions jackpot has more than doubled after being reset when a ticket sold in Maine had the winning numbers and one lucky person took home the $31 million top prize. There was no winner selected during Friday’s drawing, so the jackpot has risen to a very healthy $145 million.
While this is only a fraction of the $1.35 billion jackpot awarded in January, a truly life-changing amount for the lucky winner.
Winning numbers for Tuesday, 28 February
The winning numbers for Tuesday are: 14-16-40-52-59 The Mega Ball was 13 and the Megaplier was 2X.
Winning numbers for Friday, 24 February
The winning numbers for Friday, 24 February, were: 2, 22, 49, 65, and 67. The Mega Ball was 7 and the Megaplier was 4X.
What are the largest Mega Millions jackpots?
The incredible $1.35 billion jackpot that was won earlier this month 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.