The winning numbers were 19, 31, 37, 55 and 67 with the Mega Ball 25 and the Megaplier 4x, according to the Mega Millions website.
Nobody purchased a ticket that successfully matched all white numbers and the gold Mega Ball, meaning that the jackpot will roll over to the next drawing on Tuesday.
But one ticket matched five numbers for the second biggest prize of $1 million on offer. There were also 9 winners of the $10,000 prize after they correctly chose four of the white balls and the gold Mega Ball. One of those winners quadrupled their winnings to $40,000 for purchasing the additional 4x Megaplier.
Some 440 players won $500 by matching four numbers and, of those winners, 92 won $2,000 using the Megaplier. Additionally, 982 people won $200 by matching three numbers and the Mega Ball, and 170 of them quadrupled their prize to $800 using the Megaplier. In total, around 647,000 tickets won at least $2 last night.
With no winner of the top prize, the jackpot has now gone to $291 million, with a cash option of $224.7 million. Some big winners this year came from a ticket sold in Wisconsin on 09/15/20 for a jackpot worth $119 million, a $372 million ticket sold in Ohio and a $227 million ticket that was sold on 09/24/19 in the city of Cedar Park, Texas.
How does Mega Millions work?
One of the most popular multi-states lotteries in the country, Mega Millions first launched on August 31, 1996 as “The Big Game.” Tickets are sold in 45 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The five states not to sell lottery tickets are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah.
Drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at WSB-TV in Atlanta by host John Crow.
Five white balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70, with one gold Mega Ball drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 25. With nine different ways to win a prize, your chances of winning at least $2 are 1 in 24, according to the Mega Millions website.
If you are a lucky winner, you will have between 90 days and one year to redeem your ticket, depending on local rules and regulations. All jackpot winners are entitled to either a cash option or an annuity option of an initial payout followed by 29 annual payments that are each five percent larger than the previous ones. All prizes are subject to income taxes.
