The most recent Mega Hundreds of thousands lottery was held on Tuesday, February 8 and featured a jackpot prize of $31 million and a cash-value choice of $20.7 million.
The successful numbers (drawn at 11 p.m. ET) had been 1, 17, 20, 52 and 54, whereas the yellow Mega Ball was 2. On this event the "Megaplier" was 3X, that means that entrants had the chance to triple their winnings in the event that they selected to spend an additional $1 when initially shopping for their lottery ticket.
Did Anybody Win the Mega Hundreds of thousands Jackpot on February 8?
In keeping with the official Mega Hundreds of thousands web site, no person managed to efficiently decide all 5 white ball numbers and the yellow Mega Ball on February 8.
As such, the $31 Million jackpot went unclaimed, and that prize cash can be rolled over into the subsequent draw on Friday, February 11.
Mega Hundreds of thousands Outcomes for February 8
Whereas no person bought the grand prize, two lottery entrants did match all 5 white balls, incomes them a complete of $1 million every. Neither of those gamers paid the additional $1 for a Megaplier bonus although, which implies that they didn't triple their winnings to $3 million.
Eleven gamers bought 4 white balls and the yellow Mega Ball, netting them $10,000. Two of those winners went in for the additional Megaplier, and so ended up with $30,000 as an alternative.
As well as, 242 individuals accurately guessed 4 of the white balls in Tuesday's draw. As such, they've received $500 every, whereas 43 of them boosted their winnings to $1,500 with the 3X Megaplier.
And 622 gamers matched three white balls and the yellow energy ball. For this they get a typical quantity of $200, or $600 with the Megaplier.
On the decrease finish of the desk, 15,090 individuals managed to win $10 by accurately guessing three of the white balls' numbers and 13,141 bought an equal quantity by getting two white balls and the yellow ball.
Lastly, 100,793 contributors claimed $4 (with one white ball and the yellow ball) and 238,490 contributors bought the bottom prize of $2 (with simply the Mega Ball by itself).
Play Mega Hundreds of thousands
It prices $2 to buy a Mega Hundreds of thousands ticket. They are often purchased in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Nevertheless, you can not get them in Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, or Utah. The probabilities of successful are reportedly 1 in 303 million.
As a participant, your job is to choose a complete of six numbers. 5 of those can be for the usual white balls (which could be something between 1 and 70), whilst you should additionally choose a quantity for the particular yellow Mega Ball (between 1 and 25).
The draw will then happen on both Tuesday or Friday at 11 p.m. ET. Relying on what number of balls you accurately guessed (and what mixture of white and yellow they had been) your potential winnings could possibly be wherever between $2 and the grand prize jackpot.
The amount of cash up for grabs with the latter depends on varied components, together with ticket gross sales and if anyone claimed it within the earlier draw. Like with the separate Powerball lottery, if you're fortunate sufficient to win the Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot, then you'll have an choice of taking it in a single lump sum or in annuity funds which can be unfold out over the course of 29 years.
Lastly, there's additionally the Megaplier to think about. For an additional $1 when shopping for your lottery ticket, you may choose in for this bonus characteristic to doubtlessly double, triple, quadruple and even quintuple your winnings.
The Megaplier could be set to both 2X, 3X, 4X or 5X, an element that's randomly determined in the beginning of every draw. As an illustration, on February 8 it was set at 3X.
Extra details about how the Mega Hundreds of thousands works and its historic winners could be discovered on the official web site.
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