While no lucky winner matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball on Friday to claim the $178 million jackpot, a second-prize ticket worth $1 million was sold in Florida, matching five numbers but not the Mega Ball. In New Jersey, a fortunate ticket holder purchased a $10,000 third-prize ticket at the Drinq Linq liquor store in Edison, correctly matching four numbers along with the Mega Ball. The winning numbers drawn on Friday were 19, 30, 34, 46, and 58, with a Mega Ball of 3 and a Megaplier of 3X. Mega Millions drawings are held twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are available for $2 each, providing players with a chance to chase the multi-million dollar jackpot. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot by matching all five numbers and the Mega Ball on a $2 ticket are 1 in 302,575,350. Players have a more favorable chance of 1 in 12,607,306 of matching five numbers but not the Mega Ball, resulting in a win of at least $1 million. Matching four numbers along with the Mega Ball offers a prize valued at a minimum of $10,000, with odds of 1 in 931,001.
Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $202 Million
