When is the next Mega Millions drawing? Jackpot reaches $560 Million
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There was no grand prize winner from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, so the jackpot continues to climb. It is now worth an estimated $560 million with a cash value of $281.1 million.
No ticket won the grand prize in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, and so that jackpot increased to an estimated $875 million with a cash option of $441.9 million.
The jackpot currently ranks as the third largest Powerball jackpot.
Ready to try your luck with Mega Millions? Here's everything you need to know.
What are the winning Mega Millions numbers?
The winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing were 10, 17, 33, 51, 64 and the Powerball was 5. The Megaplier was 2X.
Although there were no jackpot winners, there were three Match 5 $1 million winner in California, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
When are the Mega Millions drawings?
The next drawing is Friday, July 14, at 11 p.m. In Delaware, you can purchase tickets until 9:45 p.m. that day for a chance to win.
You can purchase tickets until 10:45 p.m. in New Jersey and 9:59 p.m. in Pennsylvania.
Drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
How to play the Mega Millions
Mega Millions tickets cost $2 per play.
There are nine total ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
Players can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers: five different numbers from the white balls numbered 1-70 and one number from the gold balls numbered 1-25.
- 5 + 1 = Jackpot.
- 5 + 0 = $1 million.
- 4 + 1 = $10,000.
- 4 + 0 = $500.
- 3 + 1 = $200.
- 3 + 0 = $10.
- 2 + 1= $10.
- 1 + 1 = $4.
- 0 + 1 = $2.
You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.
You can either pick your lucky numbers yourself or select Easy Pick or Quick Pick and have the numbers auto-drawn. If you can't make up your mind, the Mega Millions website has a random number generator.
What is the Megaplier?
Most states offer the Megaplier feature, which increases non-jackpot prizes from two, three, four and five times.
It costs an additional $1 per play.
Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with "2X," three with "4X" and one with "5X."
What are the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot?
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are about 1 in 303 million, and the odds of winning the $1 million prize are 1 in 12.6 million.
The overall chance of winning any prize is 1 in 24.
