Mega Millions Numbers for Oct. 4, 2016 - Live Results for $30 Million Jackpot Drawing & Schedule
Update – October 4, 2016 – 11:00 p.m. ET: The winning numbers for Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot are 18, 29, 30, 54, 66 and the megaball is 1. The Megaplier is 5x.
The Mega Millions jackpot prize is now estimated at $35 million for October 4, Tuesday. This is after no one was able to match the winning numbers from September 30.
The winning Mega Millions numbers on September 30 were 21, 30, 47, 50, and 57. The gold ball was 9, with a Megaplier set at 5x. The next Mega Millions drawing will be next week Tuesday, October 4, at 11PM ET. The jackpot prize for that day would have been $35 million, with a cash option valuation of $23 million.
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During the last Mega Millions lottery draw, no one matched the five white balls. This would have given the player a default $1 million prize. Matching all of the five white balls is the highest prize in Mega Millions in the non-jackpot category. However, if the player opts for the Megaplier option, then the prize would have gone up to $5 million.
However, the official Mega Millions website has also indicated that there were 25 people who won the next tier. They have matched four white balls and the gold Mega Ball. They each got the default $5000 prize, but 2 people opted for the Megaplier option and each got $25,000 in total winnings instead.
Winning in Mega Millions
There is a total of nine ways to win in Mega Millions. The total prize amount is equivalent to how many winning numbers are matched by the player, and if the Megaplier option was utilized.
Aside from the jackpot and the two non-jackpot winnings mentioned above, there are 6 more prize tiers. Matching four white balls would result to a $500 prize. Next, matching three white balls with the gold Mega Ball gets the player $50.
$5 will be given to anyone who could match either three white balls or two white balls and the gold Mega Ball. There is a $2 prize for those who could match one white ball and the gold Mega Ball. The lowest prize is a dollar for matching the gold Mega Ball. Take note that all these prizes could be multiplied by the amount of which the Megaplier has been set to.
How to Play Mega Millions
Playing Mega Millions requires the participant to supply six numbers. The first five unique numbers, representing the white balls during the drawing, could range from 1 to 75. The last gold Mega Ball, however, only ranges from 1 to 15.
A ticket costs $1, with an additional $1 fee for the Megaplier. The Mega Millions lottery is playable in 44 states in the US. Drawings are done twice a week, every Tuesdays and Fridays at 11PM.
Each ticket costs $1 and an additional $1 is added for the Megaplier. The Mega Millions lottery is playable in 44 US states and the drawings are done twice every week on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11PM.
