CHICAGO – The Mega Millions jackpot stands at $262 million for Tuesday’s drawing. The winning numbers from Friday’s drawing were: 18 – 31 - 36 - 50 - 74 and the Mega Ball was 10. While no one won the Mega Millions jackpot on Friday night, more than 70,500 Illinoisans won prizes ranging from $1 to $2,000 in Friday’s drawing.
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The Powerball jackpot rolled Saturday and now stands at $220 million for Wednesday’s drawing. The winning numbers from Saturday’s drawing were: 05 - 32 - 44 - 53 - 60 and the Powerball was 09. While no one won the Powerball jackpot on Saturday night, more than 18,900 Illinoisans won prizes ranging from $4 to $300 in Saturday’s drawing.
Illinois residents, 18 and older, can purchase Mega Millions and all of the Illinois Lottery’s draw-based game tickets by using the Illinois Lottery’s mobile app. The free app (the first of its kind in the United States) is available for download on iOS and Android devices and offers Illinois adults the chance to purchase lottery tickets on their smartphones. Players can also purchase their tickets online at illinoislottery.com and at nearly 8,000 retailers statewide.
QUICK MEGA MILLIONS FACTS
- Current jackpot at $262 million; cash value of $164 million
- Jackpots start at $15 million
- Overall odds of winning the jackpot 1:258,890,850
- Drawings are at 9:59 PM (CT) every Tuesday and Friday
QUICK POWERBALL FACTS
- Current jackpot at $220 million; cash value of $139 million
- Jackpots start at $40 million
- Overall odds of winning the jackpot 1:292,201,338
- Drawings are at 9:59 PM (CT) every Wednesday and Saturday
About the Illinois Lottery:
Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $19 billion (since 1985) to the state’s Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to the Capital Projects Fund and to special causes like Illinois Veterans services, the fight against breast cancer, MS research, Special Olympics and assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS. In addition to playing in-store, the Illinois Lottery offers online and mobile play for all draw-based Illinois Lottery games at illinoislottery.com. Players must be at least 18 years old.
