
23, 2018, with one winning ticket from South Carolina Each payment is 5% bigger than the previous one.Ĭash option: A one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool. There are two options if you win the jackpot:Īnnuity: The Mega Millions annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. Mega Millions tickets can be purchased at and at retailers across the state until 10:45 p.m. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. There are a total of nine ways to win a prize in Mega Millions, ranging from the jackpot to $2. Or players can have numbers selected for them with Easy Pick or Quick Pick.


Players can pick six numbers from two pools of numbers: five numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the gold Mega Ball).

The next Mega Millions drawing will be at 11 p.m. Mega Millions numbers are drawn on Tuesdays and Fridays. The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing were: 14-40-60-64-66, Mega Ball: 16 Megaplier: 3. Here's what to know about the next drawing: Friday's Mega Millions lottery numbers 22, 2021, according to Mega Millions.Įven as the prize increases, the odds of winning remains: 1 in 302.5 million.

If won Tuesday, this would be the largest sum since $1.050 billion was won in Michigan on Jan. Most players choose the cash option, which for Friday's drawing would be $464.4 million. The highlighted pre-tax $790 million prize is for a winner who takes an annuity option, paid out in 30 annual payments. Those 27 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all six numbers has allowed the jackpot to gradually grow from its $20 million starting point in April. The jackpot has grown so large because there hasn't been a winner in three months. Lottery officials on Friday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $790 million, giving players a shot at what would be the nation's fourth largest jackpot.
