Current:Home > InvestLargest Mega Millions jackpot had multiple $1 million winners across the US -Capitatum
Largest Mega Millions jackpot had multiple $1 million winners across the US
View
Date:2025-04-12 11:15:05
There was finally a Mega Millions jackpot winner Tuesday night after 31 straight draws without one. A Florida resident won the enormous $1.58 billion prize, yes, but there were also numerous $1 million victors throughout the United States.
Winners are not known until prizes are claimed and tickets are validated, so many remain unknown.
A lucky winner matched all five white balls drawn, 13-19-20-32-33, but not the yellow Mega Ball 14, to win $1 million from the August 8 Mega Million drawing, according to the Pennsylvania lottery.
The ticket was purchased from Zain Mini Mart located in Lawrence County's New Castle. The store owner will receive a bonus of $5,000 for selling the winning ticket.
A man in Oklahoma believed he won $10,000, but his local lottery informed him he actually won $1 million. Lottery officials confirmed the man, named Larry, was met with a big surprise when he checked on his ticket. Larry learned of the news when he visited the Oklahoma Lottery Winner Center to claim it.
The winning ticket was purchased on Aug. 4 at QuikTrip in Tulsa for the $1.35 billion drawing.
Largest Jackpot ever:$1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket sold in Florida
Mega Millions winning numbers for August 8
The winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing were 32, 19, 13, 33 and 20. The Mega Ball was 14 and the Megaplier was 2X. Tuesday night will have a top prize of an estimated $1.58 billion making it the largest jackpot the lottery has ever awarded.
How to play Mega Millions
Tickets to Mega Millions cost $2 per play. There are nine total ways to win a prize.
To play, pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. You can choose Easy Pick or Quick Pick to have the terminal randomly pick numbers for you. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing.
What is the Megaplier?
Most states offer the Megaplier feature, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four and five times.
It costs an additional $1 per play. Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with "2X," three with "4X" and one with "5X."
What is the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever?
At $1.55 billion, Tuesday's Mega Millions will equal the largest jackpot in the lottery's history. Here's where the other record-holders stand:
- $1.558 billion estimated in the current 2023 lottery
- $1.537 billion from one winning ticket in South Carolina in October 2018.
- $1.348 billion from one winning ticket in Maine in January 2023.
- $1.337 billion from one winning ticket in Illinois in July 2022.
- $1.05 billion from one winning ticket in Michigan in January 2021.
veryGood! (8526)
Related
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- Save $235 on This Dyson Cordless Vacuum and Give Your Home a Deep Cleaning With Ease
- Why Teen Mom's Leah Messer Said She Needed to Breakup With Ex-Fiancé Jaylan Mobley
- Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch in pre-landing maneuver
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Kelly Clarkson's Kids River and Remy Makes Surprise Appearance Onstage at Las Vegas Show
- Pilot error caused the fatal hot air balloon crash in New Mexico, NTSB finds. Drug use was a factor
- Spoilers! 'Blue Beetle' post-credit scene makes a big reveal about future of DC universe
- Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?
- Man returns to college after random acts of kindness from CBS News viewers
Ranking
- Could your smelly farts help science?
- From turmoil to triumph, Spain clinches its first Women’s World Cup title with a win over England
- Kelsea Ballerini Prepares for First Date with Chase Stokes in Throwback Video
- PHOTOS: Global heat hacks, from jazzy umbrellas in DRC to ice beans in Singapore
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- Suspect arrested in killing of 11-year-old Texas girl whose body was left under bed
- As college football season arrives, schools pay monitors to stop players and staff from gambling
- Zoo Pals plates are back after nearly a decade and they already sold out on Amazon
Recommendation
Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
Watch: Harry Kane has assist, goal for Bayern Munich in Bundesliga debut
Tua Tagovailoa's return to field a huge success, despite interception on first play
Where is the next FIFA World Cup? What to know about men's, women's tournaments in 2026 and beyond
Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
Washington state wildfire leaves at least one dead, 185 structures destroyed
At least 10 dead after plane crashes into highway in Malaysia
Virginia hemp businesses start to see inspections and fines under new law