The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s lottery draw increased to around $ 1 billion – potentially making it the third largest in the history of the US lottery.
The winning numbers were: 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60. The Mega Ball drawn was 24 with a 2X Megaplier.
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No one hit Tuesday’s Mega Millions $ 865 million jackpot, but a pair of $ 1 million second prize tickets were purchased in New Jersey – one in Atlantic City and one in Somerville.
In addition, eight tickets were sold for the third prize in New Jersey, corresponding to four numbers plus the Mega Ball. One is worth $ 20,000, the rest $ 10,000 each.
Tuesday’s winning numbers were: 10, 19, 26, 28 and 50. The Mega Ball drawn was 16 with a Megaplier of 2X.
While the Mega Millions big jackpot is still at stake, someone who bought a ticket in Maryland won the $ 731.1 million Powerball jackpot on Wednesday.
Thirty-six draws have been held since Adrian Tongson of Racine, Wisconsin, reached the Mega Millions $ 120 million jackpot on September 15. He chose the cash option and earned $ 95.4 million before taxes.
Two Mega Millions jackpots were hit in New Jersey in 2020. An anonymous winner claimed the $ 202 million prize won on February 11 with a ticket sold at Edison and a $ 124 million ticket was purchased in Bayonne for the draw of 24 July.
Mega Millions tickets cost $ 2 each and in New Jersey they must be purchased by 10:45 pm on the night of the draw. The chances of a ticket hitting the jackpot when hitting five numbers and the Mega Ball is 302,575,350 to 1. Players have a 1 in 12,607,306 chance of winning the second prize of at least $ 1 million by hitting five numbers .
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