More than $400 million was up for grabs last night for the latest Mega Millions drawing, and someone could have hit it big.
The Mega Millions jackpot continued to rise ahead of the Tuesday, Sept. 23, drawing, coming in at an estimated $451 million after no one won the top prize on Friday, Sept. 19.
If someone had matched all six numbers, they would have the option of a one-time cash payment of $208.7 million.
However, since no one won the jackpot, it rose once again to $474 million ahead of the drawing scheduled for Friday, Sept. 26.
This year, there have been four Mega Millions winners. The most recent winner, from Virginia, claimed a jackpot of $348 million on June 27. Before that, an Ohio player won a $112 million jackpot on April 18. On March 25, a lucky ticket holder in Illinois took home $344 million, and earlier in the year, on Jan. 17, another winner in Arizona won $113 million.
Check below to see the winning numbers for the Mega Millions drawing on Sept. 23.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Sept. 23 drawing are: 13-24-41-42-70, and the Mega Ball is 18.
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No one won the Mega Millions jackpot or any of the Match 5 prizes.
To view the list of past winners,visit the Mega Millions website.
To play the Mega Millions, you have to buy a ticket. You can do this at a variety of locations, including your local convenience store, gas station or even grocery store. In some states, Mega Millions tickets can be bought online.
Once you have your ticket, you need to pick six numbers. Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70. The gold Mega Ball ranges from 1 to 24.
If you’re feeling especially unlucky or don’t want to go through the hassle of picking, you can ask for a “Quick Pick” or an “Easy Pick.” These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
Mega Millions tickets now include a built-in multiplier, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five, or 10 times. Before, players had to pay an extra dollar to add the “Megaplier.”
Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.
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