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Huge Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Friday night
Updated: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 01:44 AM
Massachusetts Mega Millions News and Payout for Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 Drawing
No one won Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, worth $270 million, bringing the estimated jackpot on Friday to $288 million. The lump-sum cash payout will be an estimated $208.9 million up for grab. The winning numbers from Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 drawing were 17-18-26-52-67 with Mega Ball number 19 and Megaplier x2. Nobody won the Mega Millions grand prize in the past 819 draws since Friday, October 4th, 2013.A single lucky player from Maryland won the $189 million jackpot in Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 drawing.
While there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions had some big winners. There was a sole ticket that matched the first five numbers and won the second prize. The one second prize winning ticket(s) bought in won a quarter million dollar cash each.
Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 18 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Tuesday evening included 416 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $150. There were 983 tickets that matched 3 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $150.
With nine prize tiers, there were 1,449,980 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. offered in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record highest jackpot in United States lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players in prizes. Around 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. Approximately 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating lottery states. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Mega Millions lottery uses a 5/75 (white balls) + 1/46 (Mega Balls) matrix to randomly choose winning numbers. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay $1 extra to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times except jackpot. The overall odds of winning are about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions grand prize are about 1 in 258 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at $12 million. Its annuity option is paid in 26 equal yearly payments. Winners can choose one lump-sum cash payout instead.
Tue Aug 24, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $270,000,000 | 0 | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 18 | 4 of 5 | $500 | 416 | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 983 | 3 of 5 | $10 | 25,570 | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 21,094 | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 164,258 | Megaball Only | $2 | 398,036 |
Tue Aug 24, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of Massachusetts | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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