Mega Millions Numbers for July 19, 2016 - Live Results for $25 Million Jackpot Drawing, Schedule

The Drawing Last July 15 Had No Jackpot Winner

By Mariel Peralta, CP Contributor Tuesday, July 19, 2016

UPDATE - July 19, 2016 - 11:00 p.m. ET: The winning numbers for Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot are 3, 34, 54, 65, 66, and the megaball is 4. The megaplier is 5x.

No one won the estimated $20 million Mega Millions jackpot last Friday, July 15, 2016.

The Mega Millions winning numbers for the previous draw are: 16, 51, 52, 56, 58. The yellow ball was 4 and the Megaplier was 2x. No one was very lucky in the last drawing as there was no winner for a prize higher than $10,000.

Mega Millions Winning Numbers for July 15, 2016

Since no one won at the last Mega Millions drawing, the estimated jackpot has increased to $25 million with the cash option of $17 million. According to MLive.com, there was also no bettor who matched all five white balls to win $1 million. However, there were three players who won $10,000 as they were able to get four white balls and got the Megaplier option.

Mega Millions drawings happen twice a week every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET. During the drawings, five balls are drawn from a pool of white balls numbered 1 to 75. Another ball will be drawn from a pool of yellow colored balls numbered 1 to 15. Each ticket is sold at $1 and it costs another $1 for the Megaplier option. The Megaplier option varies from state to state. Mega Millions is playable in 44 US States including Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.

Mega Millions Scam via E-mail

There have been reports that people have been receiving e-mails about winning Mega Millions. According to the organization's official website, unless the individual has purchased a ticket from a direct lottery, then the e-mail is not to be trusted and is therefore a scam.

Scammers will use various avenues of communications to get in touch with their potential victims. E-mailing is only one way, they may also phone the victim as well. They try to extort money by telling the excited victim of their Mega Millions winnings. However, before the individual get their "winnings," the scammers try to get a "fee" or procure personal information including bank accounts to steal from them.

Fake lottery scams have become rampant nowadays but scammers are still victimizing more and more people each day, especially the elderly. Suspected activities and suspicious persons can be reported to the police. For more information, the local lottery will receive questions via phone calls.