On Tuesday, April 9, the latest Mega Millions jackpot was an estimated $120 million. But was anyone lucky enough to win it?
The lottery numbers were drawn at 11 p.m. EST on Tuesday night. The Mega Millions selected numbers were 11-22-34-44-58, Mega Ball 9, and Megaplier x2, according to the lottery website.
Unfortunately, nobody managed to secure winning the jackpot last night. However, one lucky winner from Califonia won the Match 5 prize of $1 million, and a further two winners matched four numbers and the Megapiler prize, winning $20,000. To check your numbers, click here.
The next draw takes place on Friday, April 12, 2019, at 11 p.m. EST. The estimated jackpot is $140 million.
Mega Millions tickets cost $2.00 per play, according to the lottery website. Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers; five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 25 (the gold Mega Ball).
Players win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. There are a total of nine ways to win a prize in Mega Millions, ranging from the jackpot down to $2.
The last winner of the Mega Millions jackpot was from Kansas but bought his ticket in Missouri. Hira Singh of Shawnee, Kansas, won the $50 million jackpot prize from the March 12 Mega Millions drawing. According to the lottery's website, he bought the winning ticket at QuikTrip, 6641 E. Truman Road in Kansas City, Mo., and matched all six numbers drawn.
Mr Singh didn't realise he had won the jackpot for "several days." On the following Saturday, he used a Check-A-Ticket machine at retail to check his Missouri tickets. "I prayed upon my God and then scanned it," he laughed. "Then I checked it like three more times!"
The win also meant that the retailer, QuikTrip, received a $50,000 bonus check as a result of selling the jackpot ticket.
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