- After nobody gained the $1.1 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot in Tuesday evening’s drawing, the lottery recreation’s prime prize climbed to an estimated $1.35 billion.
- If somebody wins the $1.35 billion jackpot, it will be the second-largest jackpot in Mega Hundreds of thousands historical past.
- The following drawing falls on Friday the thirteenth. In accordance with Mega Hundreds of thousands, six jackpots have been gained on a Friday the thirteenth over time.
For the twenty fifth consecutive drawing, Mega Hundreds of thousands didn’t have a jackpot winner Tuesday evening – pushing the sport’s prime prize to an estimated $1.35 billion.
If somebody wins the estimated $1.35 billion jackpot, which has a money possibility of $707.9 million, it will be the second-largest jackpot that Mega Hundreds of thousands has seen and the fourth greatest prize in U.S. lottery historical past.
Superstitious lottery gamers may preserve a cautious eye out for the upcoming drawing, which falls on Friday the thirteenth. Regardless of the arguably “unfortunate” day, six Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpots have been gained on a Friday the thirteenth over time, based on the lottery recreation.
Whatever the day of the drawing, the probabilities of profitable a Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot are extremely slim. The chances stand at about 1 in 302.6 million.
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Mega Hundreds of thousands profitable numbers for Jan. 10, 2023
The profitable numbers for Tuesday evening’s drawing had been 7, 13, 14, 15, 18, Mega Ball: 9 and Megaplier was 3x.
Did anybody win Mega Hundreds of thousands final evening?
Nobody gained matched all six numbers to win the $1.1 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot Tuesday evening. Nonetheless, Mega Hundreds of thousands notes, greater than 6 million tickets picked up the sport’s non-jackpot tier prizes – starting from $2 to $3 million.
Nationwide, 16 tickets matched all 5 white balls besides the gold Mega Ball to win the sport’s $1 million second-tier prize. Three of these tickets are value $3 million every – as a result of they included the optionally available Megaplier, which tripled winnings on Tuesday. The $3 million tickets had been offered in Connecticut, Florida and New York.
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When is the following Mega Hundreds of thousands drawing?
Mega Hundreds of thousands drawings are held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET. The following drawing will probably be on Friday (the thirteenth).
How do I play Mega Hundreds of thousands?
To enter Mega Hundreds of thousands, gamers choose six numbers – or select to have the lottery machine generate a random “Straightforward Decide” or “Fast Decide”:
- 5 numbers will go from 1 to 70 (white balls)Â
- One quantity will be picked from 1 to 25 (gold Mega Ball)Â
In case your ticket matches all six of the profitable numbers from the drawing, you will win the jackpot. There are additionally smaller prizes relying on what number of balls your numbers match.
The price to play Mega Hundreds of thousands is $2 a ticket. You’ll be able to add the Megaplier for $1, which can improve the quantity of your potential prize as much as 5 occasions the unique prize (apart from the jackpot).
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Mega Hundreds of thousands will be performed in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
What are my probabilities of profitable?
Though the $1.35Â billion jackpot may be tempting, it is essential to notice that odds of taking house a Mega Hundreds of thousands prime prize are extraordinarily slim.
- The chances of profitable the jackpot are 302,575,350 to 1.Â
- The chances to match all 5 white balls are 12,607,306 to 1.Â
High 10 Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpots
- $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018: Received in South Carolina.
- $1.35 billion (estimated): Jan 13
- $1.337 billion: July 29, 2022: Received in Illinois.
- $1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021: Received in Michigan.
- $656 million, March 30, 2012: Three winners in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland.Â
- $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013: Two winners in California, Georgia.
- $543 million, July 24, 2018: Received in California.
- $536 million, July 8, 2016: Received in Indiana.
- $533 million:Â March 30, 2018: Received in New Jersey.Â
- $522 million:Â June 7, 2019: Received in California.
Largest lottery prizes in historical past
- $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022: Received in California.
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee.
- $1.537 billion, Mega Hundreds of thousands, Oct. 23, 2018: Received in South Carolina.
- $1.35 billion (estimated): Jan 13
- $1.337 billion, Mega Hundreds of thousands, July 29, 2022: Received in Illinois.
- $1.05 billion, Mega Hundreds of thousands, Jan. 22, 2021: Received in Michigan.
- $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019: Received in Wisconsin.
- $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017: Received in Massachusetts.
- $730 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021: Received in Maryland.
- $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021: Received in California.
Contributing: Jennifer Sangalang, Florida At the moment; The Related Press.
