Mega Millions Jackpot reaches $944 million for Christmas eve drawing: Did anyone win
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More than $800 million was up for grabs in the Friday night Mega Millions drawing as the jackpot continued to climb closer to $1 billion.
Heading into Friday's drawing, the jackpot was worth $862 million, with an estimated $392.1 million lump-sum payment after taxes, according to the lottery. It would have been the seventh-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
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Mega Millions winning numbers for 12/20/24
The winning numbers from the Friday, Dec. 20 Mega Millions drawing are: 2, 20, 51, 56, 67 and a gold Mega Ball of 19. The Megaplier was 2X.
Five lucky players won $1 million after having all the correct white ball numbers for the Match 5.
The winners are in the following states:
Arkansas, 1
Illinois, 1
Indiana, 2
Pennsylvania, 1
The next Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, Dec. 24 will be worth an estimated $944 million.
Kelsey Zachow, 24, of Port Huron holds a $66 million Mega Millions jackpot check. Zachow, along with her family, received the check in Sterling Heights. |
What To Watch For
Mega Millions’ next drawing is on Tuesday night. Powerball will hold its next drawing Saturday night for an $88 million jackpot. That grand prize includes a $40.2 million lump sum option that would be reduced to $30.5 million after a 24% mandatory tax withholding or to $25.3 million with a federal marginal rate as high as 37%.
The Mega Millions jackpot has only been won once on Christmas Eve, though the $68 million prize in 2002—the lottery’s first year—eventually went unclaimed, according to the lottery. |