Posted on 06 October 2018 at 09h27 | Updated October 06, 2018 at 9:27 am
Mega Millions Lottery
Courtesy Michigan State Lottery
Matt Durr | MLive.com
LANSING, MI – The Mega Millions jackpot is now the sixth largest jackpot in the history of the game, as there was no jackpot winner of $ 420 million for the draw held on Friday, October 5th.
This means that the jackpot on Tuesday, October 9 will be $ 470 million with a cash option of $ 265 million
The Mega Millions figures for October 5th: 27-28-32-41-69
The Mega Ball of Gold: 12
The megaplier: 2
The winners of Mega Millions for October 5th:
- Although there was no grand prize winner, two players matched the five white numbers to win a million dollars. These tickets were sold in California and Kentucky.
- However, neither of the two players played the Megaplier option, which would have brought their winnings to $ 2 million.
- In Michigan, two players matched four white balls and the Megaplier to win $ 1,000. It was the biggest prize won in the state.
- There were 644,224 tickets sold which won at least $ 4 in the draw. In Michigan, 24,899 tickets sold earned at least $ 4 in the draw.
The drawings of Mega Millions take place on Tuesday and Friday at 23h. Five bullets are drawn from a set of bullets numbered from 1 to 70; the Mega Ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered from 1 to 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.
In other news from the Michigan Lottery:
- The next Powerball draw will take place on Saturday night, October 6th, with a jackpot estimated at $ 253 million and a cash option of $ 148.4 million.
- The next Lotto 47 draw will take place on Saturday evening, October 3rd at 19:29. with a jackpot of $ 9.2 million. The deadline is 19:08. That day.
- Saturday's Fantasy 5 jackpot is estimated at $ 105,000. The drawing is at 19:29 The deadline is set at 19:08.
To learn more about the Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery website, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.