Hitting all six Mega Millions winning numbers on Friday, June 24th, will make one lucky lottery player filthy rich. Tonight's winning Mega Millions numbers are worth $76,000,000 annuity, or a nice round cash figure of $50,000,000 before taxes. Will the uber rich multi-millionaire be you?
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Mega Millions Winners
Although no one won the last Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, there were a number of good-sized second and third-tier cash prizes awarded. There were five (5) Match 5 + 0 winners for $250,000. The Mega Millions winners bought their lottery tickets in Illinois, Michigan, New York, Washington, and Wisconsin. If those Mega Millions players purchased Megaplier tickets for an extra dollar, those tickets would instantly be worth $1,000,000 no matter what the Megaplier number was.There were also thirty-four (34) Match 4 + 1 winners for $10,000 each. If the players purchased Megaplier tickets for those numbers, the $10,000 would automatically be multiplied by the night's Megaplier number of 3, for a $30,000 payout. The Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing were 11, 24, 25, 31, 46, and the Mega Ball was 17.South Carolina Mega Millions WinnersCongratulations to two friends from Anderson, South Carolina! They had been buying lottery tickets together for years, but they never had any luck winning anything. Their luck changed with a Mega Millions ticket they purchased at the MD Food Mart in Anderson for the June 7th drawing. They matched all five white Mega Millions winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, which normally would have paid out $250,000.
However, the two friends—who wish to remain anonymous—had the good sense to spend the extra dollar and buy a Megaplier ticket instead. That was the best decision they ever made, as the winning lottery ticket instantly went from $250,000 to $1,000,000!
Don't Miss Tonight's Mega Millions DrawingThe next Mega Millions winning numbers will be drawn Friday, June 24, 2011 at 11:00pm EDT. The estimated jackpot is $76,000,000 annuity, or $50,000,000 cash-value lump-sum before taxes. Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday evenings. Tickets are sold in 41 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.Please Play ResponsiblyRemember, playing the lottery should be fun, but sometimes too much lottery fun can be addictive and could ruin lives. Please play responsibly, and don't spend more than you're willing to lose. Good luck!Make sure to check the comments section at the bottom of this page shortly after the drawing for tonight's Mega Millions winning numbers. You never know. It could be you!
