2024-09-08 01:25:02
The numbers for the estimated $740 millionMega Millions jackpot were drawn Friday night.
Nobody was lucky enough to win the jackpot, but a few tickets won smaller prizes. The money pool for the jackpot has grown to an estimated $800 million ahead of Tuesday’s draw.
Before you purchase your ticket, here is everything you need to know about playing the Mega Millions in Arizona, including where to get a ticket and how to watch the results of the next draw.
The next opportunity to win the Mega Millions jackpot is Tuesday, Sept. 10.
The winning numbers for Tuesday night’s drawing were 6, 23, 41, 59 and 63. The Mega Ball was 25. The Megaplier was 2x.
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No one matched all six numbers for the estimated $740 million jackpot. Five ticket worth $1 million for matching the first five numbers were sold in California, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire and Texas. Another lottery ticket worth $2 million for matching the first five numbers and the megaplier was sold in Ohio.
Because no one hit it big on this last draw, the jackpot has grown to an estimated $800 million top prize, with a cash option of $401.8 million.
Mega Millions drawings are at 11 p.m. Eastern time or 8 p.m. Arizona time.
You have until 7:59 p.m. Arizona time on draw day to buy a Mega Millions ticket. That timing is the same from the first Sunday in November through the second Saturday in March.
The rest of the year, from the second Sunday in March through the first Saturday in November, the cutoff time goes back an hour to 6:59 p.m. Arizona time, according to the Arizona lottery’s website.
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Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern time or 8 p.m. Arizona time.
You can watch the drawing of the next Mega Million live by streaming at MegaMillions.com.
To play the Mega Millions, the player will pick five numbers, either randomly generated or by player choice between 1 and 70, and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing.
You can win other smaller prizes if you do not match all six numbers in a few different ways.
There is no official payout calculator from the lottery game itself. However, a tool developed by doctoral candidate Tibor Pál and agricultural economist Oghenekaro Elem helps individuals determine how much they would get from a lump sum or an annuity payout.
A Mega Millions ticket costs $2 per play.
Mega Millions tickets are sold in 47 different jurisdictions across the U.S., including most states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with the exceptions of Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
You can buy a ticket at your local gas station, convenience store or grocery store. You can find a retailer using the Arizona Lottery’s finder tool.
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