it’s time to check you out mega millions tickets.
Friday night lottery jackpot numbers drawn. Estimate so A whopping $940 millionwith a $486 million cash option.
Since the Mega Millions jackpot was last won in October, the top prize has continued to grow for 23 consecutive draws, with Mega Millions said this week.
As a result, the jackpot is now “playing at the $1 billion magic mark,” says Mega Millions. If someone wins the current $940 million jackpot, he’s the 4th largest jackpot Mega Millions has ever seen, and he’s the 6th largest in the history of the lottery. It will be a prize.
Here’s what you should know:
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Mega Millions winning numbers
The winning numbers for the draw on Friday at 11:00 PM ET were 3-20-46-59-63, Mega Ball: 13, and Megaplier was 3x.
How can I play Mega Millions?
To enter Mega Millions, players choose six numbers or choose to have the lottery machine generate a random “Easy Pick” or “Quick Pick”.
If your ticket matches all 6 winning numbers in the draw, you win the jackpot.there is also small prize Depending on how many balls your numbers match.
Mega Millions costs $2 per ticket to play. Megaplier can be added for $1. This makes the potential winnings up to 5 times the original winnings (excluding the jackpot).
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Where can I play Mega Millions?
Mega Millions can be played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands.
Five states – Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah – do not offer Mega Millions.
What are the odds of winning?
A $940 million jackpot might be tempting, but it’s important to note that the chances of winning the top prize are very slim.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 302,575,350 to 1.
The probability of matching all five white balls is 12,607,306 to 1.
Top 10 Mega Millions Jackpot
According to Mega Millionsthere have been only three jackpots in the history of the game that were larger than Friday’s estimated winnings.
Looking at the top 10 looks like this:
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$1.537 billion, October 23, 2018: Win in South Carolina.
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$1,337 million: July 29, 2022: Win in Illinois.
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$1.05 billion, January 22, 2021: Win in Michigan.
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$940 million, Jan 6: Active.
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$656 million, March 30, 2012: 3 winners in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
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$648 million, December 17, 2013: Two winners in California and Georgia.
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$543 million, July 24, 2018: win in California.
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$536 million, July 8, 2016: Win in Indiana.
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$533 million: March 30, 2018: Win in New Jersey.
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$522 million: June 7, 2019: Win in California.
Biggest lottery prizes ever
Here are the top 10 lottery prizes for both Powerball and Mega Millions:
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$2.04 Billion, Powerball, November 7, 2022: Win in California.
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$1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016: three winners from California, Florida and Tennessee.
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$1.537 billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018: Win in South Carolina.
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$1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022: Win in Illinois.
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$1.05 Billion, Mega Millions, January 22, 2021: Win in Michigan.
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$940 million, Jan 6: Active.
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$768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019: Wins Wisconsin.
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$758.7 million, Powerball, August 23, 2017: Massachusetts wins.
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$730 million, Powerball, January 20, 2021: Maryland won.
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$699.8 million, Powerball, October 4, 2021: Win in California.
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Contributors: Olivia Munson and Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY. Mega Millions: Did Your Ticket Win the $940 Million Lottery Jackpot?