There was no big winner for this weekend’s Mega Millions lottery game. Now the new totals have shot up once again. Check the report below to see just how big before you buy your tickets, and get the lowdown on last week’s big winner.
The new Mega Millions lottery totals have dropped down to a meager $25 million.
The official Mega Millions lottery website is reporting on one of the recent big wins:
“An estimated $66 million Mega Millions jackpot was won in Michigan on June 13, with one winning ticket matching all six numbers – 7, 38, 46, 49 and 56, plus the Mega Ball of 1. The ticket has an estimated cash value of $37.9 million.
“Strangely enough, the ticket is the third jackpot-winning ticket sold in Michigan on a Friday the 13th, following earlier wins on June 13, 2008, and May 13, 2011. The only other Mega Millions jackpot winner sold on Friday the 13th was in New York, on March 13, 2009.
“Also in Friday’s drawing, one ticket, sold in Virginia, matched the first five numbers for a $1 million prize.
“The $66 million jackpot is the sixth Mega Millions jackpot won this year, following wins in Tennessee (January 3, $61 million), Florida and Maryland (March 18, splitting $414 million), New York (March 25, $20 million), California (April 4, $30 million) and Pennsylvania (May 20, $149 million). The latter prize is still unclaimed.”
The Mega Millions website also adds some handy tips on how to play:
Mega Millions tickets cost $1.00 per play.
Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 75 and one number from 1 to 15 - or select Easy Pick. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.
The jackpots start at $15 million and grow by a minimum of $5 million per draw each time the jackpot rolls.
