There has been another rollover in the top prize for the multi-state Mega Millions lottery — to $212 million.
It is the largest Mega Millions jackpot in more than a year. On February 22, 2008, one person from Georgia won a $270 million Mega Millions jackpot.
The rollover occurred because no player matched all the winning numbers from Friday night's $171 million drawing.
The next Mega Millions drawing will be Tuesday night.
The last time the Mega Millions jackpot was more than $200 million was on December 12, 2008, when one winning ticket holder from Ohio matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win $207 million.
Although there was no grand prize winner, 18 players won second prizes of $250,000 apiece: 1 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 2 from Maryland, 2 from Massachusetts, 2 from New Jersey, 5 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 2 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. The Illinois players bought their tickets — both Quick Picks — at service stations in the Chicago suburbs of Orland Park and Geneva.
Another 77 players won third prizes of $10,000 apiece, except for ten third-prize winners in California, who will collect $12,003 because California pays out pari-mutuel.
The winning numbers from Friday night's drawing were: 24, 37, 44, 50, and 56. The Mega Ball number was 35.
The Texas Megaplier was 4.
Woot! I'm in.
Wow.
Just wow.
If they chose peculiar numbers for powerball, it might be up there too with MM.
212 million things i can do with that kind of $$ !!
that's how i feel about powerball. but if you don't play you can't win, right??
You're never going to win if you think you don't have a chance. It's all about the Law of Attraction.
people you know what to do, open up your pockets, and start buying your quick picks...
Good luck to all of you who are playing! I'm not in for Mega Millions, but I have a ticket for Powerball.
thats what I keep telling my self ....
Let's bring this one home to Washington State! That wouldbe huuuuuuggggeeee!!
you need to drive to your nearest powerball state and buy a ticket. i have 2 tickets for powerball and i don't know how many i have for the megamillion. it said one of the second place winners was from new york. it could be me. whoopee!!!
HECK YEAH!!
i would rather the winner to be me in washington state. nothing against you personally but i think i should represent washington state with the megamillion win.
my house is in the hollywood hills. I already picked it out ;)
I already bought tickets for Powerball since I live in a Powerball state (Idaho). I am not close enough to the Washington border to buy Mega Millions tickets, so I am out of that drawing.