Nobody won the jackpot, so it will roll over to Friday night’s draw where it will be worth an estimated $266 million with a cash option of $210.1 million.
However, two players, one from California and the other from New York, each won $1 million by matching five numbers. If these players had used the Megaplier, their prizes would have been multiplied by 5 and would have been worth $5 million.
Seventeen players won $10,000 each by matching four numbers and the Mega Ball and one player used the Megaplier to win $50,000. Nearly 500 players won $500 by matching four numbers and nearly 100 players won $2,500 using the Megaplier.
More than 1,200 players matched three numbers and the Mega Ball and won $200 and more than 230 players won $1,000 using the Megaplier.
More than 50,000 players won $10 by matching either three numbers or two numbers and the Mega Ball and more than 10,000 players used the Megaplier and won $50.
Additionally, hundreds of thousands of players won smaller prizes. Nearly 190,000 players won $4 by matching one number and the Mega Ball and more than 36,000 players won $20 using the Megaplier.
Finally, more than 436,000 players won $2 by matching just the Powerball and more than 82,000 players won $10 using the Megaplier.
The next drawing will take place on Friday, May 15, at 11 p.m. ET. To play the Mega Millions lottery, purchase a ticket from a licensed lottery retailer for $2 per play with the option of adding the Megaplier for an additional $1 per play.
Tickets can be purchased up to an hour or two before the drawing as sales deadlines vary by jurisdiction. The Mega Millions lottery can be played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The lottery cannot be played in Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah.
In April, Mega Millions adjusted its starting jackpots and jackpot increases, which are now determined on a draw-by-draw basis.
Gordon Medenica, Lead Director of the Mega Millions Consortium and Director of Maryland Lottery and Gaming, said in a statement: “The value of the Mega Millions jackpot is based on projected sales, and typical sales patterns have been altered because the current health crisis has required people to stay home.
“We are concerned, first and foremost, with everyone’s health and well-being. Meanwhile, these adjustments will allow the states and jurisdictions that sell Mega Millions tickets to continue generating much-needed revenue to support state budgets.”
