The jackpot for the Mega Millions draw on Tuesday is $582 million.
The jackpot has reached $627 million, making it the ninth-largest in the game's history.
No one won the $582 million Mega Millions jackpot on August 27, 2024.
The winning numbers on Tuesday were 16-18-21-54-65 with a Mega Ball of 05 and a Megaplier of 2x.
No grand prize winners were announced on Tuesday, resulting in an increase of the Mega Millions jackpot to an estimated $627 million for the upcoming Friday drawing, making it the ninth-largest in the game's history.
Since the Mega Millions game started in 2002, the jackpot has exceeded $600 million nine times. The estimated cash value for the upcoming Friday drawing is $309.1 million.
Two millionaires from South Carolina won $1 million and $2 million respectively in Tuesday's drawing. They both hit five white balls but missed the gold Mega Ball. Since they paid an extra $1 for the Megaplier, one of them won $1 million while the other won $2 million.
On Tuesday, there were 1,202,189 winning tickets in the drawing, with 30 of them matching four white balls and the Mega Ball to win the third-tier prize of $10,000. Out of those 30 tickets, 10 were worth $20,000 each because they purchased the Megaplier.
On June 4, a player in Illinois won the Mega Millions jackpot by matching all six numbers, taking home a $560 million prize, which was the ninth-largest in the game's history.
Mega Millions is a popular multi-state lottery game played every Tuesday and Friday night, and it is one of America's largest jackpot games. The jackpots start at $20 million, and other prizes pay $1 million or more with a Megaplier. Tickets cost $2 per line, and the odds of winning with a $2 Mega Millions ticket are one in 303 million. To learn more about Mega Millions or to check your past numbers, visit its website.
Typically, annuity winners opt for the immediate payment option, which is followed by 29 annual payments.
Powerball is another multi-state lottery that starts at $20 million. Its drawings occur at 11 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights. For more information or past winning numbers, visit the Powerball website.
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