Mega Millions seems to be experiencing a lull following the awarding of the $980 million jackpot earlier this month. As the latest drawing failed to elect a winner, the new prize pool has continued to grow in size.
A Somewhat Uneventful Drawing
The Friday Mega Millions drawing was rather uneventful, with no big winners of the eight or seven-figure prizes. While no one winning the jackpot was somewhat expected, considering that a player in Georgia won the $980 million jackpot only recently, no player matched all five numbers with the exception of the Mega Ball to win a seven-figure sum either.
That isn’t to say that there were no winners whatsoever, though, as four players matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win prizes ranging from $20,000 to $40,000. These included two winners of $20,000 with a 2x multiplier, one winner of $30,000 with a 3x multiplier, and a single winner of $40,000 with a 4x multiplier.
In the meantime, 150 players won prizes ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 after matching four white numbers. Some 441 players scooped up prizes from $400 to $2,000 after matching three white numbers plus the Mega Ball.
For context, the winning numbers for the Friday drawing were 3, 4, 18, 31, 63, and a Mega Ball of 9. If a player had succeeded in matching all of these, he would have won the game’s top prize, which stood at $60 million, with a cash value of $27.7 million.
Since the jackpot survived, it has now increased to $70 million with a cash option of $32.3 million. The next drawing is set to take place on Tuesday, November 25.
Americans Across the US Won Amazing Prizes
In addition to the $980 million jackpot, another player in Georgia recently won an incredible prize of $4 million after matching all numbers with the exception of the Mega Ball.
In the meantime, a player in Pennsylvania just won the $500,000 jackpot from the Lottery Cash 5 game. In addition to that, the PA Lottery unveiled two winners of $250,000 prizes from Powerball.
Lottery winners weren’t the only big winners in the past few days, however, as Hard Rock Tejon Casino announced that it has awarded $10 million worth of jackpots in its first 10 days of operation.