Mega Millions Numbers for Tuesday, December 24, 2024: No Jackpot Winner

On December 26, 2024By Littum

Mega Millions winning numbers will be drawn on Tuesday 24 December.

The winning numbers for Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing are: 11, 14, 38, 45 and 46. The Mega ball is 3. The Megaplier is 3x.

Nobody won the Mega Millions jackpot. A total of four tickets purchased in California, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wyoming matched the five white balls to win $1 million each.

The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday 27 Dec. Drawings are held at 23.00 every Tuesday and Friday.

How late can you buy a Mega Millions ticket?

In Michigan, in-store and online ticket sales are available until 22.45 on the evening of the draw.

Mega Millions costs $2 to play.

What is Megaplier?

The Megaplier feature increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four or five times. It costs an extra $1 per game. Megapliers are drawn on the Tuesday and Friday before the Mega Millions drawing. The pool contains 15 balls. Five are marked with 2X, six with 3X, three with 4X and one with 5X.

What are the Mega Millions prizes?

Match 5 white balls + mega ball: Jackpot
Match 5 White Balls: $1 million
Match 4 White Balls + Mega Ball: $10,000
Match 4 white balls: $500
Match 3 White Balls + Mega Ball: $200
Match 3 white balls: $10
Match 2 White Balls + Mega Ball: $10
Match 1 White Ball + Mega Ball: $4
Match Mega Ball: $2

What are the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot?

The odds of matching the five white balls and the Mega Ball to win the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 out of 302,575,350.

How do I find the Mega Millions winning numbers?

You can see Mega Millions drawing on YouTube. The winning numbers will also be sent to Mega Millions website and on Michigan Lottery website.

What happens if I win the jackpot?

A jackpot winner has the option of taking an annuity or cash payment.

The annuity is paid as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, according to the Mega Millions website. Each payment is 5% larger than the previous one.

“This helps protect winners’ lifestyles and purchasing power during periods of inflation,” according to the Mega Millions website.

The cash option is a one-time payment equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.

If two or more people win the jackpot in the same draw, the money is split equally between all winning tickets.

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