The results of the Mega Millions lottery game for December 28, offering an estimated jackpot prize of $201 million, with a cash-value option of $145.2 million, were revealed on Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET.
The latest numbers drawn were 3, 5, 8, 31 and 38 for the white balls, while the yellow Mega Ball was 4 and the Megaplier was 3x.
The latest game saw no winners of the top jackpot prize or the second prize, which is valued at $1 million. Had there been any winners of the second prize, their win would have been worth $3 million if they'd purchased the Megaplier for an extra $1.
But 35 lucky players matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball, each winning $10,000. Seven of these winners purchased the Megaplier, tripling their third prize to $30,000.
There were 675 ticket holders who correctly guessed four of the five white balls, but not the Mega Ball, each earning $500. Among these winners, 141 of them won the Megaplier prize of $1,500.
A group of 1,406 players matched three white balls, each winning $200, with 283 of them each earning the Megaplier prize of $600.
The next Mega Millions drawing will be on Friday, December 31, at 11 p.m. ET, for an estimated jackpot prize of $221 million, with a cash-value option of $159.6 million.
How to Play Mega Millions
Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET. Five white balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70, while one yellow Mega Ball is drawn from balls numbered 1 through 25. You win if the numbers on your lottery ticket match the numbers of the balls drawn on that date.
Mega Millions tickets cost $2 per play. If no one wins the jackpot prize, the money is added to the top prize for the following drawing.
Most states offer a Megaplier option, which costs an additional $1 per play and increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four or five times. Before each Mega Millions drawing on Tuesdays and Fridays, the Megaplier is drawn from a pool of 15 balls. Five of these balls are marked with 2X, six with 3X, three with 4X and one with 5X.
The odds of winning with a $2 Mega Millions ticket are one in 303 million. See the Mega Millions website for more information.
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