Winning Mega Millions numbers for Aug. 13, 2024 lottery drawing jackpot
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Winning Mega Millions numbers for Aug. 13, 2024 lottery drawing jackpot. Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $435 Million: August 13 Winning Numbers Revealed
The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow after Friday night’s draw saw no winners match all six numbers.
The current jackpot stands at an impressive $435 million, with a cash option of $213.9 million.
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Tuesday's Winning Numbers
For the draw on Tuesday, August 13, the winning numbers were: 34, 55, 59, 65, 70, with the Mega Ball being 12. The Megaplier was drawn as 4X.
Did Anyone Hit the Jackpot?
The results for Tuesday night’s draw are still pending. Stay tuned to find out if anyone matched all the numbers.
Next Drawing
The next Mega Millions drawing will take place on Friday, August 16. Drawings occur twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at approximately 10 p.m. Central Time. You can catch the drawing live on YouTube.
Ticket Purchase Details
In Michigan, you can buy Mega Millions tickets both in-store and online until 10:45 p.m. on the night of the draw. Each ticket costs $2. For an additional $1, players can add the Megaplier to potentially boost non-jackpot prizes.
Megaplier Feature
The Megaplier option, which costs an extra $1, multiplies non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, or 5 times. The Megaplier is drawn from a pool of 15 balls, including multipliers of 2X, 3X, 4X, and 5X.
Prize Breakdown
Here’s how the Mega Millions prizes are awarded:
- Jackpot: Match all 5 White Balls + Mega Ball
- $1 Million: Match all 5 White Balls
- $10,000: Match 4 White Balls + Mega Ball
- $500: Match 4 White Balls
- $200: Match 3 White Balls + Mega Ball
- $10: Match 3 White Balls
- $10: Match 2 White Balls + Mega Ball
- $4: Match 1 White Ball + Mega Ball
- $2: Match Mega Ball
Odds of Winning
The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot, by matching all five white balls and the Mega Ball, are 1 in 302,575,350.
How to Check Winning Numbers
Winning numbers are available on the Mega Millions website and the Michigan Lottery website. You can also watch the drawing live on YouTube.
Jackpot Payment Options
If you win the jackpot, you can choose between an annuity or a lump-sum cash payment. The annuity provides an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, each increasing by 5%. The cash option is a single, lump-sum payment equivalent to the total jackpot amount. If multiple tickets win the jackpot, the prize is split equally among the winners.
Top Mega Millions Jackpots
Here are the top Mega Millions jackpots of all time:
- $1.58 billion — August 8, 2023; Florida
- $1.537 billion — October 23, 2018; South Carolina
- $1.35 billion — January 13, 2023; Maine
- $1.337 billion — July 29, 2022; Illinois
- $1.13 billion — March 26, 2024; New Jersey
- $1.05 billion — January 22, 2021; Michigan
- $656 million — March 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland
- $648 million — December 17, 2013; California, Georgia
- $560 million — June 4, 2024; Illinois
- $543 million — July 24, 2018; California
Top U.S. Lottery Jackpots
The largest jackpots across both Powerball and Mega Millions are:
- $2.04 billion — Powerball, November 7, 2022; California
- $1.765 billion — Powerball, October 11, 2023; California
- $1.586 billion — Powerball, January 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.58 billion — Mega Millions, August 8, 2023; Florida
- $1.537 billion — Mega Millions, October 23, 2018; South Carolina
- $1.35 billion — Mega Millions, January 13, 2023; Maine
- $1.337 billion — Mega Millions, July 29, 2022; Illinois
- $1.33 billion — Powerball, April 6, 2024; Oregon
- $1.13 billion — Mega Millions, March 26, 2024; New Jersey
- $1.08 billion — Powerball, July 19, 2023; California
