The Mega Millions jackpot drawing for May 03, 2019, is for $252 million. The winning numbers were announced at 11 p.m. ET. There was no grand prize jackpot winner, and now the purse for Friday's drawing moves even higher.
The winning numbers for May 3, 2019 were: 08-16-22-66-68 with a Mega Ball of 11 and Megaplier of 2. One ticket hit the first five numbers but no Mega Ball, and the Megaplier was not selected, meaning the ticket in New York is worth $1 million.
There were 18 tickets that hit four of the five numbers plus the Mega Ball, making them $10,000 winners each.
The next prize on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 will be worth an estimated $273 million, with an estimated cash-value option worth $167.1 million.
Official website for the drawing is here. The jackpot could increase if sales further lottery projections, according to officials.
Mega Millions is a multistate lottery and one of America's two biggest lottery jackpot games. Jackpots start at $40 million, and other prizes pay from $1 million to $2 million or more with a Megaplier. Tickets are $2 and odds of winning with a $2 Mega Millions ticket are one in 303 million.
Here are the top Mega Millions Jackpots to date:
Amount/Date/Winning Tickets
$656 million 3/30/2012 3-IL, 1-KS, 1-MD
$648 million12/17/2013 2-CA, 1-GA
$543 million7/24/2018 1-CA
$536 million7/8/2016 1-IN
$533 million3/30/2018 1-NJ
$451 million1/5/2018 1-FL
$414 million3/18/2014 2-FL, 1-MD
$393 million8/11/2017 1-IL
$390 million3/6/2007 2-GA, 1-NJ
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