Midday
 |
/
|
|
|
|
|
Midday
 |
/
|
|
|
|
|
Friday's Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $515 million; 5 second prize tickets sold
Updated: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 01:16 AM
The lottery official announced that the Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, Mega Millions drawing resulted in a carry over, generating an $515 million jackpot for the next drawing Friday. The lump-sum cash payout will be $346.3 million. The numbers from Tuesday night, May 18th, 2021 were 03, 05, 56, 61, 66 with Mega Ball number 04 and Megaplier x2. The Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling over for 791 draws since Friday, October 4th, 2013.A single lucky player from Maryland won the $189 million top prize in Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 drawing.
While the jackpot was not awarded Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There were 5 lucky players that matched all 5 white ball numbers and won the 2nd prize. The 5 second prize winning ticket(s) bought in will collect $1,000,000 cash each.
In addition, 34 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 761 tickets that matched four white numbers and won $500. There were 2034 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.
There were 276,756 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There were 138378 top prize winning tickets sold in the state of New York.
With 9 different prize tiers, there were a total of 3,222,082 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players through prizes. About 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Mega Millions drawings occur 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners may select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
| Tue May 18, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $475,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 5
CA (2),DE,OH
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 34 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 761 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 2,034 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 48,852 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 45,690 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 366,050 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 908,068 |
| Tue May 18, 2021 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 | 5 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 70 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 153 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 4,311 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 4,121 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 33,744 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 83,068 |
| Tue May 18, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(with Megaplier) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 | $2,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $20,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $1,000 | 6 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $400 | 14 | | 3 of 5 | $20 | 402 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $20 | 454 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $8 | 3,397 | | Megaball Only | $4 | 8,633 |
More MEGA Millions Payouts |
Friday's Mega Millions jackpot rises to $453,000,000; Two players won the second prize
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024, 01:09 AM
Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune will be up for grabs on Friday, when ...... Read More »
| |
Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $420,000,000 Tuesday, November 19th, 2024; 2 players matched the first five numbers
Saturday, November 16th, 2024, 12:55 AM
The Mega Millions grand prize is on the move again. The jackpot for the Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 drawing will be $420,000,000 ...... Read More »
| |
Nobody matched all 6 numbers. Huge Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Friday night
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024, 01:13 AM
The Mega Millions game jackpot is on the move again. The grand prize for the Friday, November 15th, 2024 drawing will be ...... Read More »
| |
Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $361,000,000; 1 second prize ticket sold
Saturday, November 9th, 2024, 01:31 AM
With no winner in the last drawing, the Mega Millions lottery grand prize is going to be worth an estimated $361,000,000 (lump-sum ...... Read More »
| |
The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing skyrockets to $334,000,000
Wednesday, November 6th, 2024, 01:42 AM
Friday's Mega Millions game grand prize will be worth a projected $334,000,000 (cash value $$155.7 million), since nobody hit all ...... Read More »
| |
The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $303,000,000
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024, 01:38 AM
With no winner in the last draw, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot will be worth $303,000,000 (lump-sum cash payout $$141.8 ...... Read More »
| |
Friday's Mega Millions jackpot builds to $281,000,000; 1 player won the second prize
Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, 12:43 AM
The grand prize in the multi-state Mega Millions drawing moved to $281,000,000 for the Friday drawing. The cash option will be ...... Read More »
| |
Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $250,000,000 Tuesday, October 29th, 2024; Two second prize tickets sold
Saturday, October 26th, 2024, 01:59 AM
The projected grand prize for Friday night's drawing was $229,000,000. According to official Mega Millions, no one hit every ...... Read More »
| |
Friday's Mega Millions jackpot increases to $229,000,000; 1 ticket won the second prize
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, 01:06 AM
Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery drawing has yielded no grand prize winner for the $205,000,000 grand prize. With no player ...... Read More »
| |
No one hit the jackpot. Enormous Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Tuesday night
Saturday, October 19th, 2024, 12:34 AM
No one matched all the Mega Millions lottery six numbers for Friday, October 18th, 2024 (that includes you) so $185,000,000 grand ...... Read More »
|
| New York MEGA Millions |
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT |
|
|
Next Draw: Fri Nov 22, 2024
$453,000,000
Change: +$33,000,000
|
|
|
