Mega Millions Numbers for Sept. 6, 2016: Live Results for $101 Million Jackpot Drawing, Schedule
Update – September 6, 2016 – 11:00 p.m. ET: The winning numbers for Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot are 25, 37, 58, 69, 75 and the megaball is 8. The Megaplier is 3x.
Going for the triple-digit jackpot, the Mega Millions winning prize just got jacked up to $101 million for Tuesday, Sept. 6, with an estimated one-time cash payout option of $69 million.
The boost comes as no one succeeded to bring home the pot last Friday, Sept. 2. The overall jackpot prize then was $92 million, with an estimated cash value of $63 million after taxes and other deductions.
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The Mega Millions lottery is drawn biweekly, Tuesday and Friday, at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
Recap of Friday, Sept. 2 Mega Millions drawing
The winning numbers for Friday's Mega Millions jackpot were 22, 28, 41, 46, 60. The megaball was 3, while the Megaplier was 3x. While no one successfully matched all six drawn numbers, one lucky player was able to match all five white balls for the $1 million. However, the player opted out of the Megaplier option, which would have tripled his earnings to $3 million. The winning ticket was bought from Florida, according to the Mega Millions website.
Meanwhile, 25 players were able to match four white balls plus the Megaball, winning them $5,000. Four of them on the other hand played the Megaplier, which brought their total winnings home to $15,000. Three hundred other players were able to match four white balls for $500, while 34 others played the Megaplier for $1,500.
More than 1,600 players matched three white balls and the Megaball for $50, while 194 of them played the Megaplier for $150. More than a million lucky players were able to win $2 and $1 prizes by matching a white ball and/or the Mega ball, respectively.
How to play the Mega Millions
The Mega Millions are played twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday. Players win the jackpot prize by matching all five white balls, which are drawn from numbers one to 75, and the Mega ball, which is drawn from one to 15. According to the Mega Millions website, the odds of winning the grand prize are one in more than 298 million.
Aspiring players need not fret, however, as there are nine ways to win a prize. And the odds of doing so are one in 15, from matching all five white balls and the white ball for the grand prize, all five white balls for the $1 million, to simply matching the Mega ball for $1. The game will reset itself back to $15 million if someone wins the jackpot, and will continue to grow every lottery draw until someone wins again.
Mega Million tickets cost $1, while the Megaplier option, which multiplies your winnings by two to five, is an additional $1. It's currently played in 42 localities, including the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
