Check your Mega Millions tickets to see if you won the $162 million jackpot
Is today your lucky day?
According to the Mega Millions website, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $162 million with a cash option of $77.4 million for Friday night’s drawing.
The jackpot was last won on August 15, when a Florida lottery player won a $39 million jackpot. This came a week after a Florida lottery player won the record $1.602 billion jackpot. Both tickets were purchased at a Publix supermarket.
According to the Powerball website, the Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is $596 million with a cash option of $284.2 million.
What are the Mega Millions winning numbers for 9/15/23?
Here are the Mega Millions winning numbers for Friday, September 15, 2023:
5 – 13 – 29 – 50 – 53 and Megaball 25
Megaplier was 3x
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When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m
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How do I play Mega Millions?
The cost is $2 per ticket, but you can add the Megaplier for $1, which increases the amount of your potential win to five times the original prize (excluding the jackpot).
Each player chooses five numbers from 1 to 70 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 25 for the mega ball. However, you can also have the lottery machine generate a random quick selection for you. You do not have to be a US citizen or a resident of a specific state in which you purchase your ticket.
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How many balls do I have to collect to win the Mega Millions?
You can win $2 for matching Mega Ball. Just before the jackpot, you can win up to $1 million if you hit all five white balls (except in California). You can check all prize payouts on the Mega Millions website here.
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Where can I play Mega Millions?
You can play the game in 45 states as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The states that do not offer Mega Millions are: Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
Many grocery stores, gas stations and convenience stores sell lottery tickets. Some states allow you to purchase Mega Millions tickets online, but beware of fraudulent websites. Contact your state lottery for more information.
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What is the deadline for purchasing Mega Millions tickets?
The deadline to purchase a Mega Millions ticket varies by state. So don’t wait until the last minute. It can take 15 minutes to an hour or longer to actually draw. On some third-party lottery apps, the deadline may be closer to two hours before the drawing. For example, Jackpocket in New Jersey has a 9:15 p.m. deadline for the 11:00 p.m. ET drawing.
Click here to check the deadline for your location.
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What are my chances of winning the lottery?
Playing the Mega Millions can be exciting, but don’t spend those millions before you win.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 302,575,350 to 1. The odds of hitting all five white balls are 12,607,306 to 1.
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What does cash option mean?
Major lotteries in the United States offer two jackpot payout options: annuity and cash.
The annuity option is paid out over time. There is an immediate payment and then 29 annual payments, increasing by 5% each year. The cash option is significantly lower than the advertised jackpot, but is paid out in a flat rate. You don’t have to wait decades for all the money.
Can a jackpot winner remain anonymous?
In some states, such as New Jersey, you can win the lottery anonymously. It wasn’t always that way, but now winners can remain anonymous under a law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy. In other states, a winner’s name and hometown are publicly known. Contact your state lottery for more information.
What are the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots?
Here are the top 10 Mega Millions jackpots of all time:
What was the largest US lottery jackpot of all time?
Here’s a look at the highest jackpots won in the United States between the Powerball and Mega Millions lottery: