Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket in Beaver County won $2 million in Tuesday's drawing. The ticket matched all five white balls drawn: 11-12-21-29-49. It didn't match the yellow Mega Ball 3. The winner got the Megaplier, doubling the ticket's worth to $2 million.
The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois last Tuesday, who took home a $344 million jackpot. The winner marks the first time since Jan. 18 that someone has hit the Mega Millions jackpot.
Bigger and faster-growing jackpots: Jackpots are expected to grow faster and get to higher dollar amounts more frequently in the new game. The Mega Millions Consortium estimates that the average jackpot win in the new game will be more than $800 million vs. approximately $450 million in the current game.
Mega Millions odds, ticket prices and jackpots will see big changes next week for the Tuesday, April 8 drawing. What we know about the new rules.
Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $344 million prize on March 25. The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $29 million. The cash option is about $13.5 million. If no one wins, the jackpot climbs higher for the next drawing.
Mega Millions will roll out several changes next month, including new ticket prices, jackpots and an increase in the odds of winning, the game announced.
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