The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $306 million

MA Mega Millions News and Payout for Friday, August 27th, 2021 Drawing

Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery grand prize grew to $306 million, since no ticket hit all five white ball numbers and the Mega Ball number drawn Friday night. The cash option for Tuesday will be $221 million up for grab. Friday's $288 million is the total payout - before taxes - if the prize is taken in annual installments. The numbers from Friday night, August 27th, 2021 were 01, 10, 44, 47, 56 and the Mega Ball was 23, Megaplier was 3. There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 820 draws since Friday, October 4th, 2013.The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket sold in Maryland, matched all six numbers for a $189 million top prize.

Though the jackpot was not hit Friday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. There were three lucky tickets correctly matched all 5 white ball numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The three second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in won $250,000 cash each.

In addition, 21 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Additional prizes won Friday night included 393 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $150. There were 987 tickets that matched three white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $150.

With 9 different ways to win, there were a total of 1,498,914 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, August 27th, 2021 drawing.

Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. It holds the record highest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Mega Millions drawings occur 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play, pick 5 numbers from 1 to 56 and pick a Mega Ball number from 1 to 15. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times but not grand prize. The chances of winning are about 1 to 14. The odds of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are about 1 in 258 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is $12 million. The annuity option is paid in 26 equal yearly payments. Winners can select one-time lump sum cash payout option instead.

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