The holders of each ticket also chose the cash option. 1 2 . Following the cross-sell expansion, WGN also began airing Powerball drawings nationally. The Texas Lottery owns the trademark to Megaplier.[13]. Recent additions to Mega Millions included the U.S. Virgin Islands, in October 2010, and Louisiana in November 2011. The winning ticket was purchased at the Speedway at 1589 N State Road 1 in Cambridge City, IN. 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Overall chances of winning a prize are 1 in 24. In May 1999, New Jersey joined The Big Game, the only jurisdiction to enter as a participant before The Big Game became Mega Millions in 2002. The record Mega Millions jackpot was claimed on March 5, 2019, with the winner choosing to remain anonymous under South Carolina law. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- One winning ticket was sold in Michigan for the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, making it the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. )"[8][9][22] DES MOINES, Iowa – Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. These lotteries offered the "Just the Jackpot" option upon the format change: Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. [5] Mega Millions is administered by a consortium of its 12 original lotteries;[6] the drawings are held at the studios of WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, supervised by the Georgia Lottery. [24], Mega Millions' fifth-largest jackpot, $540 million, was for the July 8, 2016 drawing. Mega Millions' previous format began on October 19, 2013; its first drawing was three days later. Tickets for The Big Game began to be sold in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Virginia on August 31, 1996. Just the Jackpot ® Play offers 2 chances to win the Mega Millions ® Grand Prize for $3. Before the agreement, the only stores which sold Mega Millions and Powerball tickets were retailers whose business was on a border between jurisdictions which sold competing games. Remember that Mega Millions has 9 winning ball combinations. For the November 15, 2005 drawing, a group called "The Lucky 7" held the only jackpot-winning ticket, purchased in Anaheim, California, winning $315 million. Prizes and odds (2013-2017 version) based on a $1 play: The odds for winning the $1 prize, 1 in 21, reflected the possibility of matching none of the white balls, but matching the Mega Ball. [18], The largest Mega Millions jackpot, $1.537 billion, was won on October 23, 2018 by one ticket, sold in South Carolina. If a jackpot prize is not claimed within the respective jurisdiction's time limit, each of the 46 Mega Millions members get back the money they contributed to that jackpot. © 2021 Cox Media Group One such usage involved character Hugo "Hurley" Reyes playing the sequence in a similar "Mega Lotto" game, winning a nine-figure jackpot and subsequently experiencing numerous misfortunes in his personal life. The Megaplier continues to be drawn by Texas Lottery computers, as California does not offer the multiplier. The 12 original (before the 2010 cross-sell expansion) Mega Millions members have each produced at least one Mega Millions jackpot winner. In January 2012, Mega Millions' rival Powerball was altered; among the changes were a price increase of $1 for each play, as a result, a base game costs $2, or $3 with the Power Play option. [citation needed], Mega Millions' eighth-largest jackpot annuity value ($390 million) was for the March 6, 2007 drawing. Friday night's drawing is worth an estimated $970 million, and believe it … Mega Millions Winners. Of the 47 Mega Millions jurisdictions, all but California offer an option, called Megaplier (plays with the Megaplier are $3 each) where non-jackpot prizes are multiplied by 2, 3, 4, or 5. California's eight lower-tier Mega Millions prize pools are separate from those shared by the other 45 lotteries. [8][9], The largest jackpot (in which the jackpot was won) in Mega Millions history was $1.537 billion, for the October 23, 2018 drawing, in which there was one winning jackpot ticket, sold in South Carolina. Nebraska (March 20, 2010), Oregon (March 28, 2010), Arizona (April 18, 2010), Maine (May 9, 2010), Colorado and South Dakota (the latter two on May 16, 2010) also have joined Mega Millions since the expansion. Ohio and New York joined The Big Game consortium on May 15, 2002, when the game was renamed The Big Game Mega Millions, temporarily retaining the old name and the original "gold ball" logo. The "Big Money Ball" became the "Mega Ball." Updated 2:18 AM ET, Thu January 14, 2021 . Each of the 46 lotteries have rules in regards to unclaimed prizes; most Mega Millions members set aside unclaimed winnings for educational purposes. American multi-jurisdictional lottery game, The 2010 expansion of Mega Millions and Powerball, 2020 adjustments to jackpot starting point and rollover due to COVID-19, [blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/274243/mega-millions-lottery-tickets-will-go-from-1-to-2/ Mega Millions lottery tickets will go from $1 to $2], Prizes are uniform in all Mega Millions jurisdictions, with the exception of California (where all prizes, including the jackpot, are, If more than one play wins the jackpot in a given drawing, the prize is divided equally among 5+1 plays. The winning numbers for the July 8, 2016 drawing are: 8-19-20-55-73. Florida joined Mega Millions on May 15, 2013; the first drawing to include Florida-bought tickets was two days later. By adding $1 to a basic Mega Millions game, to $3, a player has an opportunity to multiply any non-jackpot prize by 2, 3, 4, or 5. Mega Millions winnings are exempt from state income tax in California; while Florida, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington state, and Wyoming do not have an income tax. $1.537 billion won on October 23rd 2018 The biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever and the second largest in the world was won on October 23rd 2018 by a single ticket purchased at KC Mart #7 in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Drawing Date: 4/28/2017. June 18, 2020 - A married couple in Glendale, Arizona, is taking home close to a quarter of a billion dollars, choosing the lump-sum cash option for their jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket. At the time, there were no plans to change the price of a Mega Millions play, with or without the Megaplier (see below for the 2017 format change that includes the base price for a Mega Millions play to be raised to $2). Beginning in January 1999, jackpot winners were given the option to receive their prize in cash. Multipliers are 2x, 3x, 4x, and 5x (a second-prize Megaplier play can win $5 million cash.) She chose the winning numbers, (8-14-17-20-39/ Mega Ball 7) using family members’ birthdays. [7] The hosts are John Crow, Carol Blackmon and Sabrina Cupit. The minimum jackpot was then $15 million, with rollovers of at least $5 million. The Georgia Lottery was a member of MUSL at the time and wanted to sell both games for the remainder of 1996; however, within a few days, Georgia was forcibly removed from MUSL, returning with the 2010 cross-selling expansion. The last two numbers in the Mega Millions drawing did not match the last two numbers that were used in the scene. The Mega Millions double matrix changed, from 5/75 + 1/15 to the current 5/70 + 1/25. As of January 2020, there were 47 lotteries offering Mega Millions and Powerball; Florida joined Mega Millions in May 2013. The first (The Big Game) Mega Millions drawing was held two days later, on May 17. The final 5/56 + 1/46 Mega Millions drawing was held on October 18, 2013; that night's jackpot of $37 million was not won. While the game's name was altered, the yellow ball in the new Mega Millions logo continued to read "The Big Game" until February 2003, after which it was replaced with six stars representing the original members of the consortium. Winners nearly always choose cash prizes, which for Powerball would be $478.7 million. The ticket was worth over $211 million annuity (the cash option was chosen). For an additional $1 per play, the Megaplier, if activated, multiplies non-jackpot prizes. The winning numbers were 5, … All rights reserved. Mega Millions tickets bought with the Megaplier option, beginning September 12, 2010, automatically won $1 million (instead of $250,000) if the five white balls – but excluding the Mega Ball – are matched. Mega Millions winners have either 180 days (California non-jackpot prizes only) or one year to claim prizes, including the jackpot (although some Mega Millions winners lose the right to collect a jackpot in cash if they wait more than 60 days after the drawing). Crow usually signs off each drawing with "Play on, America! Mega Millions jackpot analysis shows the net amount a grand prize winner would receive after federal and state taxes are withheld. When Texas joined Mega Millions in 2003, it began offering an option, initially available only to Texas Lottery players, known as the Megaplier, which was similar to Powerball's Power Play. BOSTON (CBS) – The Mega Millions jackpot grew to $970 million Wednesday morning after there was no winner in Tuesday night’s drawing. Only the jackpot can be won; none of the lower-tier prizes are available on such a wager. Two tickets, one each from Georgia and New Jersey, won $195 million (annuity value) each. [14], On March 6, 2007, the Mega Millions jackpot reached $390 million,[15] which was then the record for the third largest jackpot in U.S. history. Adrian Tongson of Racine, Wisconsin, won the $120 million prize. Chicago-based cable superstation WGN-TV simulcast Mega Millions drawings on its national WGN America feed immediately following WGN's 9:00 p.m. (Central Time) newscast. The initial estimate for that drawing (following the March 27 drawing, which was $363 million annuity) was $476 million (later increased to $500 million and again to $540 million); brisk ticket sales pushed the jackpot values, both annuitized (to $656 million) and the cash option ($474 million) higher. May 2, 2017 - A Richland County, Ohio, resident is a 2nd tier prize winner in the Ohio Lottery’s Mega Millions game. Video: Still No Powerball Winner, Jackpot To … The expansion occurred on January 31, 2010, as 23 Powerball members began selling Mega Millions tickets for their first drawing on February 2, 2010; likewise, 10 Mega Millions members began selling Powerball tickets for their first drawing the next day. [19], The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot advertised as $640 million at the time of the drawing (annuitized) or $462 million (cash value), was drawn on March 30, 2012. Around the same time, for entirely different reasons, Ohio's governor also gave the green light to joining a multi-jurisdictional game. Under the current version's regulations (which began October 28, 2017 with the first drawing October 31) for Mega Millions, the minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is $40 million, paid in 30 graduated yearly installments, increasing 5 percent each year (unless the cash option is chosen; see below for differences by lotteries on cash/annuity choice regulations.) Each game costs $2. ©2021 Mega Millions. Among the casualties were the Atlantic City casinos and the New Jersey Lottery. [25], Mega Millions' sixth-largest jackpot, $533 million, was for the March 30, 2018 drawing. Two tickets, one each from Florida and Maryland, split the prize; both sets of winners chose the cash option, splitting $230.9 million (as noted below, interest rates change, resulting in different ratios between the cash values and annuity values of jackpots). It’s time to grab your tickets and check to see if you’re the big winner! (Neither Megaplier nor Power Play are offered in California because its state penal code distinguishes between a "lottery" in which the bank cannot be "broken", and a "banked game" whose bank theoretically could be broken; only a "lottery" was authorized by the state Lottery Act.) Mega Millions is drawn at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday and Friday evenings, including holidays. Presumably due to their experience with the Power Play option for Powerball, all 23 lotteries joining Mega Millions on January 31, 2010 immediately offered Megaplier to their players. The holder of the California ticket claimed on January 3, 2014. After Colorado and South Dakota joined Mega Millions, this raised the number of lotteries offering the Megaplier to 37. It’s the first time both lottery jackpots have … Most winners choose a cash prize, which for the Mega Millions jackpot is $739.6 million. On March 13, 2010, New Jersey became the first Mega Millions participant (just before the cross-sell expansion) to produce a jackpot-winning ticket for Powerball after joining that game. Not known is whether a second series of playslips would be printed for lotteries offering "Just the Jackpot" beginning after the October 28, 2017 format change. View Mega Millions draw videos on YouTube. Mega Millions (which began as The Big Game in 1996 and renamed, temporarily, to The Big Game Mega Millions six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; as of January 30, 2020, it is offered in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The holder of the Georgia ticket claimed the next morning; they selected the cash option, which amounted to $173,819,742.50 before withholdings. The current Mega Millions format began in October 2017. Since 2008, the drawings have been emceed by the host of the Georgia Lottery drawings, John Crow,[47] with Atlanta radio personalities Carol Blackmon[48] and Sabrina Cupit[49] serve as the secondary hosts. The Mega Millions jackpot on Friday was estimated to be $82 million, with a cash value of $59.2.million, but did anyone take home the top prize?. [42][43], In 2007, a $31 million prize went unclaimed in New York. Rules vary according to the applicable laws and regulations in the jurisdiction where the ticket is sold, and the winner's residence (e.g., if a New Jerseyan wins on a ticket bought near their workplace in Manhattan). For a copy of the winner's list, please email us at customer.service@lottery.state.tx.us. Checking the Mega Millions winner tonight and finding out you’re the lucky one is an ecstatic moment indeed. Two winning tickets, one each from California and Georgia, were sold. $20,000 Mega Millions Peggy Massey Jan 26, 2021 Harimart Smithfield, NC. For the $363 million Powerball prize, that amount is $279.2 million. California's second prize is a "secondary jackpot"; its payout sometimes exceeds $1 million cash, even though California does not offer the Megaplier.[41]. And 4,575 people won $500, plus 654 won $1,000 thanks to the … As a result of this false report, she was fined $1,000, ordered to perform 50 hours of community service, and required to compensate the police and courts for various costs incurred. Go to http://www.calottery.com/draw-games/mega-millions for the California Lottery Web site and prize amounts. Several days later, when confronted with contradictory evidence, she admitted that she had lied. (Puerto Rico, whose lottery began in the 1930s, currently does not offer Mega Millions.) Mississippi began selling lottery tickets in 2019; it joined Mega Millions on January 30, 2020. Lucky numbers pay big for Arizona couple! There have been 192 draws in total in which the jackpot has been won. The … STEP 4. You win if the numbers on one row of your ticket match the numbers of the balls drawn on that date. The 11 Mega Millions lotteries without Megaplier on the January 31, 2010 cross-selling date gradually added the multiplier option; by January 2011, all Mega Millions lotteries, except for California, offered the Megaplier. A letter bearing the Mega Millions logo was used in a string of lottery scams designed to trick people into providing personal financial information by cashing bogus checks. Approximately 60% of Mega Millions sales is returned to players as prizes; the remainder is split (each lottery has different rules regarding these funds) among retailers, marketing, and operations, as well as the 46 jurisdictions offering the game; different lotteries use the proceeds in different ways.[3]. No winners of Powerball and Mega Millions drawings push both jackpots to more than $600 million each. The annuity value was $543 million but the holders of the winning ticket, 11 co-workers at a Wells Fargo branch in San Jose, chose to split the $320 million cash lump sum.

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