There had been huge Mega Millions wins on December 17 in 2013 and 2019. Will Tuesday’s drawing produce one other main jackpot winner?
NEW YORK — A record-breaking December Mega Millions jackpot of $760 million is up for grabs Tuesday, the biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever provided within the month of December. The full jackpot as a lump sum money worth of $352.1 million.
The jackpot has been rising since September 10, when it was final received at $810 million in Texas. No ticket matched the current drawing’s successful numbers, although Friday’s drawing produced a number of million-dollar winners.
If received, Tuesday’s jackpot would change into the eighth largest in Mega Millions historical past. There’s additionally a historic significance to December 17 drawings: 2013 and 2019 additionally produced important wins of $648 million and $375 million, respectively, on December 17.
Mega Millions successful numbers for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024
The successful numbers for Tuesday’s drawing had been: 56-66-67-68-69 − 18 MegaBall, with 4x MegaPlier.
When a winner matches all 5 numbers and the Mega Ball, they’ve the choice to take the total jackpot paid out as an annuity over 30 years, or a lump sum money payout of roughly half the scale. Winners nearly at all times take the money choice.
Players who match solely the primary 5 numbers win a minimum of $1 million.
What time is the Mega Millions drawing?
Mega Millions drawings happen Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
Largest Mega Millions jackpots in historical past
- $1.602 billion – August 8, 2023 – Florida
- $1.537 billion – October 23, 2018 – South Carolina
- $1.348 billion – January 13, 2023 – Maine
- $1.337 billion – July 29, 2022 – Illinois
- $1.128 billion – March 26, 2024 – New Jersey
- $1.050 billion – January 22, 2021 – Michigan
- $810 million – September 10, 2024 – Texas
- Est. $760 million – December 17, 2024
- $656 million – March 30, 2012 – Kansas/Illinois/Maryland
- $648 million – December 17, 2013 – California/Georgia
- $552 million – June 4, 2024 – Illinois
