Friday's Mega Millions jackpot increases to $815,000,000; 2 tickets won the second prize

The grand prize in America's favorite Mega Millions lottery is on the move. Since no one correctly matched all 6 winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing, the grand prize will move to a projected $815,000,000! The cash value will be a projected $$385.1 million up for grab. The winning numbers from Tuesday night, March 12th, 2024 were 02-16-31-57-64 with Mega Ball 24 and Megaplier 3. The Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling over for 27 draws since Tuesday, December 12th, 2023. The last jackpot was won by 2 lucky tickets sold in CA(2), matched all six numbers and split a $395 million top prize.

Though the grand prize was not awarded Tuesday evening, Mega Millions had some huge winners. There were 2 2nd prize winning tickets from Tuesday night's drawing, matching all 5 white ball numbers but not the Mega Ball number. The 2 lucky ticket(s) bought in MA,NC, each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.

Additional major winners Tuesday evening included 27 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 684 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $500. There were 1767 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.

There were 238,194 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There were 119097 grand prize winning tickets sold in the state of New York.

With 9 different prize levels, there were 2,737,880 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 drawing.

Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. can be played in 44 member states as a shared jackpot game. To play Mega Millions, choose 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then choose a Mega Ball number from a set of 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times but not grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may choose one-time lump sum cash payout instead.

Tue Mar 12, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S.
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball	$735,000,000	0
5 of 5	$1,000,000	2 MA,NC
4 of 5 + Megaball	$10,000	27
4 of 5	$500	684
3 of 5 + Megaball	$200	1,767
3 of 5	$10	43,448
2 of 5 + Megaball	$10	37,933
1 of 5 + Megaball	$4	296,451
Megaball Only	$2	725,370

Tue Mar 12, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(w/o Megaplier)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball	$0	0
5 of 5	$1,000,000	0
4 of 5 + Megaball	$10,000	3
4 of 5	$500	78
3 of 5 + Megaball	$200	182
3 of 5	$10	4,035
2 of 5 + Megaball	$10	3,494
1 of 5 + Megaball	$4	28,034
Megaball Only	$2	68,904

Tue Mar 12, 2024 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(with Megaplier)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5	$3,000,000	0
4 of 5 + Megaball	$30,000	0
4 of 5	$1,500	7
3 of 5 + Megaball	$600	13
3 of 5	$30	527
2 of 5 + Megaball	$30	469
1 of 5 + Megaball	$12	3,862
Megaball Only	$6	9,489

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