You can watch the Mega Millions drawing live on television. Depending on your location in the United States, you can watch the drawing live on your local TV station or one of the following TV channels:
• WSB-TV ABC 2 in Atlanta
• KNTV NBC 11 in San Francisco
• WPVI-TV ABC 6 in Philadelphia
• KXAS NBC 5 in Dallas
• WJBK FOX 2 in Detroit
• KPHO CBS 5 in Phoenix
• WTNH News 8 in New Haven
• WNAC FOX 64 in Providence
• WXYZ ABC 7 in Detroit
In addition to watching the drawing live on television, you can also livestream the Mega Millions drawing on the Mega Millions website: www. megamillions. com. You can also follow the Mega Millions’ social media channels for the latest updates.
Is Mega Millions on Friday or Saturday?
Mega Millions can be drawn on either a Friday or a Saturday. The Mega Millions drawings are usually held at 11 PM Eastern Time, and the time of the drawing can be found on the lottery’s website. Drawings occur twice a week on Tuesday and Friday and players must choose five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Megaball number from 1 to 25.
The jackpot starts at $40 million and increases with each drawing if there is no winner. For more information, please refer to the official lottery website.
What time do they announce Mega Millions?
The Mega Millions lottery draw occurs every Tuesday and Friday at 11 pm EST. Specific draw times may vary slightly by state, so you should check the lottery laws in your local area to be sure of the exact draw time.
You can find the results of the draw on the official lottery website or on select local news outlets shortly after the draw. You can also receive the lottery results via text messages if you sign up for the lottery’s text messaging service.
How much do you win if you get 2 numbers in Mega Millions?
If you match two numbers in Mega Millions, you will win a prize of $2. Going one step further, if you match two numbers plus the Mega Ball, you will win a prize of $10. Prizes become larger if you match three or more of the numbers.
Matching three numbers pays out $200 and matching three numbers plus the Mega Ball pays out $500.
Do Quick Picks win?
It depends. Quick Picks are a form of lottery ticket, where the numbers on the ticket are randomly generated by the lottery machine. Statistics show that anywhere from 15-25% of lottery jackpots are won by Quick Pick tickets, so there is a chance that a Quick Pick ticket could be a winning ticket.
However, it is important to keep in mind that the odds for winning a lottery jackpot are incredibly low, with the estimated odds of winning a lottery jackpot being 1 in 175 million for the Powerball.
Additionally, each lottery game has different odds associated with it, so it is important to check the odds for the particular lottery game that you are playing before you purchase a Quick Pick ticket.
Does 2 numbers on the mega pay anything?
Yes, 2 numbers on the Mega Millions lottery can still pay out a prize. The odds of matching only two numbers in the Mega Millions lottery are 1 in 56, while the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
Your chances of winning any prize with two numbers are better than 1 in 39, and you might end up winning up to $500. However, if you match two numbers plus the Mega Ball, you could win up to $5,000. Depending on the state, you may also hit the ‘Match 5’ prize tier, which pays $1 million, but that requires you to match all five white balls plus the Mega Ball.
Do you win anything on the lottery with 2 numbers?
No, you do not win anything on the lottery with only two numbers. Generally, in lottery games with numbered balls, you need to match all of the numbers in order to win a prize. Depending on the game and the state in which you are playing, you generally need to match at least 3, 4, 5, or even 6 numbers in order to win.
Although the odds of matching two numbers are much better than matching all the numbers, generally no prizes are awarded for matching two numbers. However, some lotteries may offer consolation prizes for matching two or more numbers.
It is best to check the rules of the lottery where you are playing in order to determine the exact requirements for prizes and/or consolation prizes.
What happens if you get all 5 numbers but not the Powerball?
If you match all 5 numbers but not the Powerball, you will be eligible to win a prize in the second tier. This prize has fixed amounts depending on the game and the number of tickets sold that also matched the numbers.
The second tier prize for Powerball is $1 million, and for Mega Millions it is $1 million without the multiplier, or up to $5 million with the multiplier.
What happens if you get the Powerball number only?
If you get the Powerball number only, you will not win the jackpot, but you can still win a prize. Depending on the rules of the particular Powerball drawing, you may be able to win a smaller prize even if you didn’t match any other numbers.
In many cases, you would need to have matched at least the Powerball to win any prize. If you have only one number and it’s the Powerball, you will probably get a lesser prize of a few dollars. The prize value varies depending on the region where the drawing is taking place and the total amount of tickets sold.
Did anyone win the Mega Millions 12 30 22?
Yes, the Mega Millions on December 30th, 2020 was won. The winning numbers drawn were 22, 24, 25, 43, 49, and Mega Ball 13. One lucky ticket in Maryland matched all six numbers and won the $731 million annuity jackpot – the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.
S. history. The cash value was estimated to be $546. 8 million.