Mega Millions Winning Numbers: Did Anyone Win Aug. 3 Jackpot?
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown following the Tuesday night lottery drawing, which did not result in a winner for the $179 million grand prize with a cash option of $131 million. However, there were several smaller monetary prizes that resulted from the latest drawing.
The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday, Aug 3 were 1, 9, 17, 27, 34, with a gold Mega Ball of 24. The Megaplier was 2X.
Watch the winning Mega Millions of lottery numbers being pulled below.
The latest Mega Millions grand prize went unclaimed, which means the jackpot will grow to $191 million with a cash value of $139.8 million.
The next jackpot drawing will take place on Friday, Aug. 6. Following the Tuesday night drawing, a player from California hit the Match 5, winning $1 million.
If the player would have played the lottery with the Match 5 and Megaplier, they would have won $2 million.
There were 29 players who hit the Match 4 plus gold Mega Ball and won $10,000 each. Meanwhile, six players hit the Match 4 plus gold Mega Ball with the Megaplier, winning $20,000.
The rest of the Mega Millions wins from the night ranged between $2 and $1,000.
Lottery winners can choose to receive their winnings through either a one-time lump sum payment or an annuity. Those who select the annuity receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, which increase by 5% each year.
Mega Millions can be played in 45 states as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.
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