Mega Millions Winning Numbers: Did Anyone Win July 16 Jackpot?
The Mega Millions jackpot has grown following the Saturday night lottery drawing, which did not yield a winner for the $117 million grand prize with a cash option of $83.9 million. However, there were plenty of smaller monetary prizes that resulted from the latest drawing.
The winning numbers drawn on Friday, July 16 were 24, 25, 47, 52, 57, with a gold Mega Ball of 24. The Megaplier was 4X.
Watch the winning Mega Millions of lottery numbers being pulled below.
Since the latest Mega Millions grand prize went unclaimed, the jackpot will grow to $128 million with a cash value of $91.8 million. The next jackpot drawing will take place on Tuesday, July 20.
Following the Friday night drawing, a player from Kentucky hit the Match 5, winning $1 million. If the player would have hit the Match 5 with a Megaplier, they would have won $4 million.
There were 15 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 $40,000. The other Mega Millions wins from the night ranged between $2 and $2,000.
Those who are lucky enough to hit the lottery can either receive their winnings through a one-time lump sum payment or an annuity. Those who select an annuity receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% every year.
Mega Millions can be played in 45 states as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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