Massachusetts MEGA Millions Results, Intelligent Picks, Lotto Wheels
Updated: Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 03:04 PM
| Mass Mega Millions | MA lottery Mega Millions |
| # | Draw Date | Winning Numbers | Mega Ball | Megaplier |
 | Tue Dec 05, 2023 | | |  |
 | Fri Dec 01, 2023 | | | |
 | Tue Nov 28, 2023 | | |  |
 | Fri Nov 24, 2023 | | | |
 | Tue Nov 21, 2023 | | | |
 | Fri Nov 17, 2023 | | | |
 | Tue Nov 14, 2023 | | | |
 | Fri Nov 10, 2023 | | | |
 | Tue Nov 07, 2023 | | |  |
 | Fri Nov 03, 2023 | | | |
Place mouse over or click to view
Massachusetts(MA) MEGA Millions Prizes and Odds
Massachusetts MEGA Millions News and Payout for Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
Updated: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 01:56 AM
MA Mega Millions News and Payout for Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 Drawing
The grand prize for Friday Mega Millions game rolled up to $395,000,000 (cash value $$188.2 million) after no one hit all six winning numbers Tuesday night. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, December 5th, 2023 were 18-35-40-64-67 and the Mega Ball was 18, Megaplier was 4.
Even though the grand prize was not hit Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. A total of 15 lucky tickets won the third prize. These included 15 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
Additional prizes won Tuesday evening included 268 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $150. Other prizes won included 789 tickets that matched 3 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $150.
With nine ways to win, there were a total of 1,245,470 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 drawing.
Mega Millions is played in 43 states and Washington DC. It holds the record highest jackpot of $656 million in North American lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players in prizes. Approximately 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. Approximately 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating states. To play, pick 5 numbers from 1 to 56 then pick 1 Mega Ball number from a set of 15. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot starts at 12 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 26 equal yearly payments. Winners may choose one time lump-sum cash payout instead.
Click here for detailed information of Massachusetts MEGA Millions payout and news.
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.
| Massachusetts MEGA Millions |
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT |
|
|
Next Draw: Fri Dec 8, 2023
$395,000,000
Change: +$18,000,000
|
