LOTTERY
What are the winning numbers for Tuesday’s $385 million Mega Millions jackpot?
Mega Millions has $385 million up for grabs this Tuesday. Here are the winning numbers and the odds for the Mega Millions lottery...
The popular lottery game Mega Millions has a $385 million jackpot up for grabs this evening. Compared to the billion-dollar jackpot that was awarded to a lucky winner earlier this year, this prize seems small, but no one can deny that it wouldn’t be a life-changing sum of money for most.
What are the winning numbers for Tuesday, 4 April?
The winning numbers for Tuesday’s draw are 1-37-45-62-64 and 4 Mega Ball. The megaplier is 3x.
What are the winning numbers for Friday, 31 March?
The winning numbers for last Friday’s draw were 16-26-27-42-61 and 23. The megaplier is 4x.
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.