LANSING, MI -- A lucky player in New Jersey has won the fifth largest Mega Millions jackpot ever and the first jackpot of 2024 as they brought home a $1.1 billion grand prize for the drawing held on Tuesday, March 26.
That means the drawing held on Friday, March 29 will be worth $20 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot had not been won in more than 15 weeks, leading to last night’s extraordinary grand prize. The jackpot was last won on Dec. 8 when two tickets sold in California split the grand prize.
The Mega Millions numbers for March 26: 7-11-22-29-38
The Gold Mega Ball: 4
The Megaplier: 2
Mega Millions winners for March 26:
- While there was no grand prize winner, 13 players matched all five white balls drawn to win $1 million in the drawing. Those tickets were sold in California, Colorado, Florida (2x), Georgia (2x), Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York (3x) and Ohio.
- One of the players in New York also played the Megaplier option, which increased their winnings to $2 million.
- In Michigan, the $1 million winner was sold at Kelly Express Mart, located at 1825 Horton Rd, Jackson.
- There were 1,774,858 tickets sold that won at least $4 in the drawing. In Michigan, 65,338 tickets sold won at least $4 in the drawing.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70; the Mega Ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 25. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302 million.
Mega Millions is played in 44 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $2 each.
For the latest on Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery site, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.
The last players from Michigan to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot is the Wolverine FLL lottery club which claimed a $1.05 billion jackpot in March 2021. With their winnings, the group plans to give back to the community.
And while they were lucky winners, it’s smart for players to check their tickets immediately as a Mega Millions winner worth $1 million sold in Southfield in 2023 went unclaimed. The money instead went to the state’s School Aid Fund.
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