Fifth Largest MegaMillions Jackpot in Lottery History at $493 Million

2018-07-21

No one won the MegaMillions jackpot prize again in last nights MegaMillions lottery draw. The jackpot rolls over and has now been increased to an estimated $493 million for the draw on Tuesday 24th July 2018. This makes it the 5th largest MegaMillions jackpot in the lotteries history. The winning numbers for Friday 20th July 2018’s MegaMillions lottery draw were 1, 14, 30, 44, 62 with the megaball 1.

The jackpot estimate has jumped $60 million from Friday’s drawing due to an increase in ticket sales. It is likely that the final jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing will top $500 million as more and more people rush to buy tickets. The jackpot for Tuesday MegaMillions drawing will increase in value beyond the current $493 million if the actual number of tickets sold over the next few days is greater than what is currently estimated.

As well as no jackpot winner, only 2 tickets matched the 5 regular balls in last nights draw. That lucky ticket will win the holder $1 million. 47 tickets matched 4 regular balls and the megaball, each ticket winning a prize of $10,000. In total there were 1,801,687 winning tickets for last nights drawing. These tickets won a combined $9,252,682 in prize money.

The next MegaMillions lottery draw will be in the evening on Tuesday 24th July 2018. Good luck to everyone. Don’t forget to buy your tickets.