Massachusetts MEGA Millions Results, Intelligent Picks, Lotto Wheels
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Massachusetts(MA) MEGA Millions Prizes and Odds
Massachusetts MEGA Millions News and Payout for Friday, May 17th, 2024
Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2024 01:45 AM
Massachusetts Mega Millions News and Payout for Friday, May 17th, 2024 Drawing
Nobody won Friday night's Mega Millions lottery drawing, worth $393,000,000, bringing the estimated grand prize on Tuesday to $421,000,000. The cash value will be a projected $$195.9 million. The winning numbers drawn Friday night, May 17th, 2024 were 08, 17, 40, 60, 70 and the Mega Ball was 03, Megaplier was 2. There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 15 draws since Friday, March 29th, 2024.A single lucky winner from NJ walked away with $0 million jackpot in Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 drawing.
While the grand prize was not hit Friday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was a single 2nd prize winner from Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching the first 5 numbers except the Mega Ball number. The 1 lucky ticket(s) sold in MI, each won $250,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional prizes won Friday evening included 16 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Friday night included 344 tickets that matched four white numbers and won $150. 959 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $150.
With nine prize tiers, there were 1,587,470 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, May 17th, 2024 drawing.
Mega Millions can be played in 43 states and D.C. It holds the record highest jackpot of $656 million in United States lottery history. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. Mega Millions lottery uses a 5/75+1/46 system from which winning numbers are chosen. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the winnings 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize starts at $12,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 26 equal annual payments. Winners can choose one lump sum cash payout option instead.
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About Massachusetts MEGA Millions
The Massachusetts Mega Millions was originally launched under the name of The Big Game in August 1996. Massachusetts State Lottery, together with Georgia,
Illinois, Virginia, Michigan and Maryland state lotteries were pioneer states in creating this multi-state lottery game.
Massachusetts Mega Millions is a lottery game and it funds all sorts of utilities provided by the Massachusetts State to its communities. Around 35% of
Massachusetts Mega Millions revenue from ticket sales sustains educational and environmental projects, just to name a few areas of action. Of the remaining
65%, 15% are needed for commissions and operation services and the remaining 50% is added to the prizes as in other states.
The Big Game involved a super jackpot and was an immediate success. For that reason a second drawing was added a couple of years after its launch. In
Massachusetts, the first remarkable prize went to a Boston babysitter who won the jackpot of $197 million, when Massachusetts Mega Millions was still
called The Big Game.
In 2002, the game was renamed The Big Game Mega Millions and its current name of Mega Millions dates from June 2005.
The matrix of the Massachusetts Mega Millions, much like the name of the game, has undergone a few changes throughout the years.
The Massachusetts Mega Millions currently involves two sets of numbers. From the first set of 56 numbers, five are chosen and from the second set of 46
only one is picked. This number is now called the Mega Ball but it was known as the Big Money Ball until the first renaming of the game. Until 1999 it was
picked from a pool of 25. After 1999, the player chose five numbers out of fifty and the Big Money Ball out of 36. From 2002 until 2012 the basic game
remained unchanged, the player choosing five out of 50 and the Mega Ball out of 52 as well. These continuing changes allowed for higher jackpots to build
as it became more difficult to match all the numbers.
The prizes involved also changed. In 2005 the minimum jackpot prize became $12 million and the other prizes increased as well.
In 2010, the agreement regarding Mega Millions and Powerball games added 23 more state lotteries to the already vast list of 12 member states playing Mega
Millions. The money raised for the jackpots started increasing exponentially with the overwhelming numbers of players it now involved.
Another important feature that was added to the Massachusetts Mega Millions and that is not available in all states is the Megaplier option. It has been
available since January 2011 and for the extra wage of $1 it allows players to double, triple or quadruple its prizes. However, the Megaplier does not
apply to the jackpot.
Moreover, Massachusetts Mega Millions is one of Massachusetts Lottery Games for which season tickets of 3 months, 6 months or 1 year are available.
The Mega Millions has been responsible for some of the greatest jackpots awarded in US Lottery history, including March 2012.s record-breaking $656
jackpot. The race for the tickets was so fierce that on draw day, retailers sold $22000 in tickets on peak hours.
Massachusetts Mega Millions made it to the top ten Mega Million winners with its $294 jackpot prize in July 2004, won solely by a Lowell resident
How to play Massachusetts MEGA Millions
Like the other Massachusetts Lottery Games, Massachusetts Mega Millions is only allowed for players over 18 and requires the processing of the betslip by
an online sales agent so that before the drawing, the bet can be registered in the Lottery computer system.
To play, follow these simple steps:
- Buy a Massachusetts Mega Millions play card for only $1 in one of the many retailers.
- Choose five numbers out of fifty six from the first pool.
- Choose the Mega Ball (one number) out of forty six from the second pool.
- Check the Megaplier feature box YES if you want to multiply your non-jackpot prizes by a factor of 2, 3 or 4, depending on the draw. The Megaplier has
an additional cost of $1.
- Alternatively, you can hand the job of choosing the numbers to the computer. If you ask for a Quic Pic, the Lottery computer will choose a random set of
numbers.
- If you want to use the same combination in future drawings mark the number you want in the drawings box.
- Return your play card to a Massachusetts Mega Millions online sales agent.
- Keep the ticket the clerk hands you after making sure that the numbers on it are the ones you played. This will allow you to check the result of the
draw and also to claim your prize.
- For security reasons, sign your Massachusetts Mega Millions ticket. If your ticket is lost or is stolen, this will not allow anybody else to claim your
prize.
When are the drawings for the Massachusetts Mega Millions?
The drawings for the Massachusetts Mega Millions are held every Friday and Tuesday at 11:24 pm and the bets must be made before the pools close at 10:45pm.
Pools are open from as early as 5 am.
The draw is a highly planned event that involves several security measures and checks and internal as well as external auditing before and after the draw.
This ensures that all the numbers have an equal chance of being drawn and that the numbers picked are completely random.
How to Win Massachusetts MEGA Millions?
The prize range for the Massachusetts Mega Millions goes from $2 dollars if the Mega Ball is matched, with a winning odd of 1 to 75, to $250,000 for the
match of 5 balls from the first pool. Massachusetts Mega Millions jackpot starts at $12 million.
In some states, the 2nd to 9th prizes are defined on a pari-mutuel basis, depending on the wages raised on the ticket sales but for
the Massachusetts Mega Millions these values are fixed.
Before drawing the numbers for the Mega Millions, the Megaplier number is chosen randomly and accor
The prize range for the Massachusetts Mega Millions goes from $2 dollars if the Mega Ball is matched, with a winning odd of 1 to 75, to $250,000 for the
match of 5 balls from the first pool. Massachusetts Mega Millions jackpot starts at $12 million.
In some states, the 2nd to 9th prizes are defined on a pari-mutuel basis, depending on the wages raised on the ticket sales but for
the Massachusetts Mega Millions these values are fixed.
Before drawing the numbers for the Mega Millions, the Megaplier number is chosen randomly and according to the number picked the non-jackpot prizes will be
multiplied by 2, 3 or 4, if the winning player chose the Megaplier option.
The overall odds of winning a prize in this lottery game are 1 in 39,89.
Taxes are applied for prizes higher than $600 and there is a one year window for the winners to claim their prizes.
However, the Mega Millions jackpot winners have only sixty days to choose one out of two payment options.
The first option is to receive the prize in one single payment and the second option is to receive it over a twenty-six year period in equal annual
amounts.
ding to the number picked the non-jackpot prizes will be
multiplied by 2, 3 or 4, if the winning player chose the Megaplier option.
The overall odds of winning a prize in this lottery game are 1 in 39,89.
Taxes are applied for prizes higher than $600 and there is a one year window for the winners to claim their prizes.
However, the Mega Millions jackpot winners have only sixty days to choose one out of two payment options.
The first option is to receive the prize in one single payment and the second option is to receive it over a twenty-six year period in equal annual
amounts.
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