The Mega Millions lottery draw took place on Friday, November 4th, 2022 that had a jackpot of about $119 million and the cash value of the prize was about $57.7 million.
Jackpot climbs again
The winning numbers for the Mega Millions lottery draw on Friday night were 02, 20, 47, 55, 59 and 19 was the gold Mega Ball and 2X was the Megaplier.
Unfortunately, there were no winners of the jackpot in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, which means that it will now roll over to the upcoming one.
The next drawing of the Mega Millions lottery is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 and the jackpot has now increased to $154 million.
Other wins
Even though there may not have been a grand prize winner on Friday night in the Mega Millions lottery draw, it does not mean that there were no other winners.
There were two players who were able to hit the Match 5 in the Mega Millions lottery on Friday night, which means that they were able to claim a prize of $1 million each.
One of the lucky players was in New York and the other one was in Illinois. Had they decided to play with the Megaplier, they would have doubled their prize to $2 million.
Apart from that, there were also 20 players who were able to hit the Match 4 and the gold Mega Ball that allowed them to win $10,000 each.
There were also six players who not only hit the Match 4 and the gold Mega Ball in Friday night’s drawing of the Mega Millions lottery and also opted for the Megaplier.
This allowed them to double their winnings to $20,000 each. The other prizes that were won in the Mega Millions draw on Friday night were between $2 and $1,000.
More details
Winners of the grand prize in the Mega Millions lottery can claim their winnings through an annuity, or as a lump sum.
Opting for the lump sum means that winners take home the cash value of the prize. If they choose the annuity option, they get one immediate payment.
The rest of the prize is paid out in 29 annual payments, with each increasing by 5%.
The Mega Millions lottery draws are held twice in a week, every Tuesday and Friday and people from 45 states, long with the US Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia can participate.
In other news, the Powerball lottery draw scheduled for Saturday, November 5th has climbed to a whopping $1.6 billion, which is the largest prize in the lottery in history.
The jackpot has not been won for about three months, which means there have been about 39 Powerball lottery draws that have not had a grand prize winner.
