Mega Millions Numbers, Results for 1/11/19: Did Anyone Win the $50 Million Jackpot Friday (Last) Night?

Mega Millions jackpot on Friday night was worth $50 million with a cash option of $30.1 million. Did anyone get lucky and win Friday night's jackpot?

Last night's drawing at 11 p.m. EST was 4-5-31-62-69, Mega Ball 20, and Megaplier 3X, according to the Mega Millions website. Although no one won the $50 million jackpot, there were two Match 5 winners in Delaware and Massachusetts that won one million dollars, according to the lottery website. There were also nine Match 4 and Mega Ball winners who won $10,000. To check the numbers from previous drawings, click here.

The next Mega Millions drawing will be held on Tuesday at 11 p.m. EST, the lottery website states. Since no one won the jackpot Saturday night, the jackpot will be worth $55 million with a cash option worth $33 million.

The Mega Millions lottery drawings are always held on Tuesday and Friday nights at 11 p.m. EST. The game is played in 44 states across the country, according to the lottery website. For those who wish to play the game, lottery players choose five numbers ranging from one through 70 and then a sixth number ranging from one through 25, the lottery website states.

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Customers fill out Mega Millions lottery tickets outside of a convenience store in Lower Manhattan, October 23, 2018 in New York City. Friday night's Mega Millions jackpot was worth $50 million with a cash option... Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The last person to claim a Mega Millions prize was a woman from Brooklyn, New York. Dulce Garcia, 60, claimed her one million dollar prize after she had matched five of the white balls drawn during the December 11 drawing. She told lottery officials she was shocked when she learned she had won.

"I checked my numbers on the Lottery website and was shocked that I won $1,000,000," Garcia told lottery officials.

The winning Mega Millions numbers for the December 11 drawing were 04-38-39-54-59, Mega Ball 12, according to the lottery website. The winning ticket was purchased at Rocky Food on Mcdonald Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. The one million dollars is paid as a one-time lump sum payment, according to the lottery website. The grandmother will walk away with a check of $633,040. Garcia said she plans on taking a nice vacation with her winnings.

"My plans are to take my first vacation to Greece and spend the rest on my grandchildren," Garcia said.

The last person to hit the Mega Millions jackpot was someone from New York won the $425 million jackpot on New Year's Day. The winning numbers announced Tuesday night were 34-44-57-62-70, Mega Ball 14 and Megaplier 4X, according to the Mega Millions website.

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