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Players had a potential $62 million jackpot in the Mega Millions draw on Friday night and the winning numbers were as follows: 20, 40, 44, 45, 50, and the Mega Ball was 24. No players last night had all of the numbers.
One person won $2 million in the Mega Millions draw on Friday, but no one claimed the $62 million jackpot. The jackpot will be rolled over to the next draw, with an estimated prize purse of $73 million, and a cash option of $57.2 million. The next Mega Millions draw will be on Tuesday 7 July.
The player who won $2 million last night got $1 million by matching five numbers. As they opted for the Megaplier, which costs $1 extra, they doubled their winnings.
Others also won big on Friday night, with 4 people matching four numbers and the Mega Ball to get $10,000.
More than 239 people won $500 after they matched four numbers. Of those, 50 were Megaplier winners, getting $1,000.
By matching three numbers and the Mega Ball, a further 603 people can cash in $200, doubling to $400 for the 122 Megaplier players.
Some 17,106 people got three numbers right, winning $10. A total 3,541 of those doubled their prize to $20 by playing the Megaplier.
And 12,696 guessed two numbers and the Mega Ball correctly, winning $10, while 2,549 Megaplier winners get $20.
Guessing one ball and the Mega Ball saw 101,842 players win $4, with 20,609 doubling their winnings to $8 after trying for the Megaplier.
Finally, 258,863 won $2 after only guessing the Mega Ball. Of those 53,286 came away $4 better off thanks to the Megaplier.
The Mega Millions lottery has been running since 2002, numbers are drawn every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET.. Each time, five white balls from a set of balls numbered one to 70 are drawn, as well as one Mega Ball from a collection of balls numbered one to 25.
The winner must match numbers on one row of their ticket to the balls drawn on the corresponding date. Players have nine chances to win. The odds of winning a Mega Millions prize is one in 24.
The Mega Millions lottery is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Winners can either claim their prize as an annuity, one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments rising by five percent each payment, or cash, which is described online as a "one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the jackpot prize pool."
