The winning numbers drawn on Friday are: 4, 26, 42, 50, 60 and a Mega Ball of 24.
The Mega Millions top prize has been growing since September 15, when a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin. The next estimated jackpot of the lottery is $ 20 million.
Friday night’s draw comes two days after a ticket sold in Maryland matched all six numbers drawn and won a Powerball jackpot of $ 731.1 million.
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There were a number of Match 5 winners who matched all five white balls: Florida (2 winners), Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2 winners), and Pennsylvania. Two winners, one in North Carolina and one in Virginia, will receive $ 2 million for matching the five white balls with the Megaplier. Specific locations for these winners will be announced on Saturday.
Only two lottery prizes in the US exceeded Friday’s jackpot. Three tickets to a $ 1.586 billion Powerball jackpot were sold in January 2016 and one winning ticket was sold in October 2018 for a Mega Millions jackpot of $ 1.537 billion.
The jackpot numbers refer to amounts when a winner chooses an annuity, paid out in 30 annual installments. Most winners will choose a cash prize, which for the Mega Millions jackpot is $ 739.6 million.
The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are unbelievably high at one in 302.5 million.
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The game is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.
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