A winning $476 million Mega Millions jackpot was sold in New York City for the Friday, April 14 drawing.
The $476 million is the 13th largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
The previous Mega Millions jackpot was worth $31 million in the Jan. 31 drawing. That ticket was sold in Woburn, Mass.
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WHEN IS NEXT MEGA MILLIONS DRAWING?
Tuesday, April 18 — at 11 p.m. ET.
Drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington D.C. and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Entries select five numbers between 1-70 for the white balls and select one number between 1-25 for the gold Mega ball.
Matching all five white balls in any order and correctly picking the gold Mega Ball wins the jackpot!
HOW MUCH IS MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT?
$20 million (estimated).
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The Mega Millions jackpot will vary based on sales and announced before each drawing.
There are 9 ways to win a prize. As mentioned, matching all five white balls in any order and picking the correct gold Mega ball wins the jackpot.
If you correctly pick all five white balls but miss the gold Mega ball, you win $1 million and can win up to $5 million depending on the Megaplier, which is 2x through 5x.
Getting just the Mega ball right wins $2 multiplied by the Megaplier. (See: Mega Millions prize chart).
WHAT IS THE MEGAPLIER?
An additional $1 per play activates the Megaplier, which multiplies prizes by 2, 3, 4 and 5 times.
The Megaplier is randomly selected before each drawing.
WHAT WERE THE PAST 3 WINNING MEGA BALL NUMBERS?
Friday, April 14, 2023: 23-27-41-48-51 / Mega ball = 22 (Megaplier: 2x)
Tuesday, April 11, 2023: 31-35-53-54-55 / Mega ball = 24 (Megaplier: 3x)
Friday, April 7, 2023: 12-32-49-51-66 / Mega ball = 21 (Megaplier: 2x)
WHEN WAS THE LAST MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT WON?
Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
Prize: $476 million
Sold in: New York City (Queens)
Winning numbers: 23-27-41-48-51 / Mega ball = 22 (Power Play: 2x)
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WHAT ARE THE MOST RECENT MEGA MILLIONS NUMBERS?
Last 20 drawings (Source: USAMega.com)
WHITE BALLS
1 number picked 4 times
2
8 numbers picked 3 times
1-15-23-25-27-40-49-55
23 numbers picked twice
9-14-16-20-22-26-28-29-30-32-33-35
36-38-39-42-51-52-57-59-63-66-67
26 numbers picked once
3-7-8-12-17-18-21-24-31-37-41-43-45
46-48-53-54-58-60-61-62-64-65-68-69-70
12 numbers NOT picked
4-5-6-10-11-13-19-34-44-47-50-56
GOLD MEGA BALL
1 number picked 3 times
24
4 numbers picked twice
4-11-13-21
9 numbers picked once
1-2-5-7-15-19-22-23-25
11 numbers NOT picked
3-6-8-9-10-12-14-16-17-18-20
WHAT IS LARGEST MEGA BALL JACKPOT IN HISTORY?
Prize: $1.537 billion
Date: Oct. 23, 20218
Sold in: Simpsonville, S.C.
Winning numbers: 5-28-62-65-70 / Mega ball = 5 (Power Play: 3x)
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