One ticket won $96 million Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday night's drawing

MA Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 Drawing

A single ticket matched all six winning numbers in Tuesday's Massachusetts Mega Millions lottery drawing to win the estimated $96 million grand prize, according to lottery officials. The winning ticket was purchased in . The numbers from Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 drawing were 01, 36, 44, 54, 66 and the Mega Ball was 10, Megaplier was 3. The winner will have the option of 26 annuity payments with annual payment in the amount of $3.69 million for the entire prize amount of $96 million, or the one-time cash option in the amount of $69.4 million before tax withholding. The winning ticket holder is encouraged to sign the ticket, put it in a safe place and get in touch with lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the chance to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winner doesn't make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.

Along with the grand prize awarded on Tuesday, Mega Millions generated far more pleased winners walked away with big money. There was only one lucky winner matched all 5 numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the 2nd prize. The one second prize winning ticket(s) sold in will collect $250,000 cash each.

Other prizes won Tuesday night included 9 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other winners Tuesday night included 236 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers and won $150. 717 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $150.

With 9 prize tiers, there were 1,233,216 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 drawing.

The next MA Mega Millions drawing, Friday, February 19th, 2021, will feature a jackpot of $20 million with the cash option at $14.2 million.

Mega Millions lottery is played in 43 states and D.C. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, pick 5 numbers from 1 to 56 and pick 1 Mega Ball number from 1 to 15. The chances of winning any prizes are about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions jackpot are about 1 in 258 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at 12 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 26 equal annual payments. Winners may choose one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

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