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The winning numbers in last night's Mega Millions were 1, 5, 9, 10, and 23, the Mega Ball was 22 and the Megaplier was 2X. The estimated jackpot was $410 million with a cash option of $316.8 million but did anyone win?
A player from Arizona won the Mega Millions last night, which is the state's first Mega Millions jackpot win ever, and only the second jackpot win the U.S. in 2020.
As the jackpot was not won in Friday night's drawing, the jackpot reached $410 million, which is the largest amount since June 2019, the eleventh largest jackpot in the history of the game, and the eighth time the jackpot has surpassed $400 million in the past six years.
Other plays also won big in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, with 13 tickets matching the five white balls to win $1 million. Two players from Michigan, two from Pennsylvania, and two from Washington, plus a player each in Florida, Maryland, and Minnesota each won $1 million.
However, two tickets purchased in New York, one in Mississippi and one in South Carolina all won $2 million as they used the Megaplier, which was 2X last night. As Mississippi joined the lottery in late January 2020, it is the most recent state to join, and last night's win marks the state's first major Mega Millions win.
Additionally, 74 tickets matched four balls and the Mega Ball, with 61 winners taking home $10,000 and 13 claiming $20,000, as they used the Megaplier.
There were more than 1.13 million winning tickets in Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot. Since the jackpot was won on February 11, by a player in New Jersey, there have been 17.6 million winning tickets and 46 prizes worth $1 million or more.
As the jackpot was won last night, on Friday it will reset to the starting value of $20 million with a cash option of $15.4 million. To take part in the next Mega Millions drawing, purchase a ticket from a licensed lottery retailer for $2 with the option of adding a Megaplier to your ticket for $1.
Choose five numbers from 1 to 70 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 25 for the Mega Ball. Ticket sales vary by jurisdiction but will close around an hour or two before the drawing, which will take place at 11 p.m. ET on June 12.
Mega Millions decreased the starting jackpot amount from $40 million to $20 million in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the change went into effect in April.
At the time, Gordon Medenica, Lead Director of the Mega Millions Consortium and Director of Maryland Lottery and Gaming said: "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."
