Who won the $1.58B Mega Millions jackpot? Winning ticket sold in Florida
One lucky player in Florida is now a billionaire after matching all six numbers in Tuesday’s drawing.
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot swelled to $1.58 billion after no winners were declared Friday. Tuesday’s drawing had a cash option of $783.3 million.
The jackpot is the top three largest U.S. jackpot of all time just weeks after a $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was recently won in California. Mega Millions jackpot was last won on April 20 when a lottery player in New York won $20 million. The winner took a $10.5 million cash prize.
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Here’s a look at the winning numbers for Tuesday:
Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday, Aug. 8
The winning numbers for Friday night’s drawing were 13-19-20-32-33 and the Megaball was 14, with a Megaplier of 2X.
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Were there Mega Millions winners in Tuesday’s drawing?
One person from Florida matched all five numbers and the Megaball Tuesday.
According to the lottery game, two players hit the Match 5 with the megaplier, bringing their winnings to $2 million. The players are from Florida and North Carolina.
Seven players hit the Match 5 to win $1 million. They were in the following states: California, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and two in Texas.
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How many balls do I need to win Mega Millions prizes? How much are tickets?
Matching just the Mega Ball is worth a $2 prize, the same cost as a ticket. Paying for a Megaplier will cost you an extra dollar, but can boost your prize money if you match others.
For example, you can win $10 if you match three regular balls. Doing so with a megaplier of 2, increases your prize to $20, a megaplier of 3 pushes it up to $30, and so on.
In Texas, and states outside of California, matching all five white balls is worth up to $1 million. Should the megaplier be 5, a potential prize of $5 million is on the table for a match five.
What were the largest jackpots won in lottery history?
The last highest jackpot for a national lottery drawing was recently, with a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot being won in California on Nov. 7, 2022.
Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot was the biggest in its history, worth $1.58 billion. Previously, the biggest Mega Millions jackpot was won on Oct. 23, 2018 in South Carolina. It was worth $1.537 billion.
- $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022: Won in California.
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016: Three winners in California, Florida, Tennessee.
- $1.58 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023: Won in Florida
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018: Won in South Carolina.
- $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023: Won in Maine.
- $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022: Won in Illinois.
- $1.08 billion, Powerball, July 19, 2023: Won in California.
- $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021: Won in Michigan.
- $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019: Won in Wisconsin.
- $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017: Won in Massachusetts.
- $730 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021: Won in Maryland.
