Mega Millions Winning Numbers: Did Anyone Win Oct. 8 Jackpot?
The latest Mega Millions jackpot has grown following the Friday night lottery drawing, which did not result in any winners for the $60 million grand prize.
There were also no instant millionaires that resulted from the latest lottery drawing. If a player would have hit the Match 5, they could have won $1 million.
Meanwhile, players who would have hit the Match 5 with a Megaplier would have won $5 million.
The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn on Friday, Oct. 8 were 21, 24, 36, 40, 70, with a gold Mega Ball of 22. The Megaplier was 5X.
Watch the winning lottery numbers being pulled below.
There were no grand prize winners for the Friday night drawing of $60 million with a cash option of $41.4 million, which means the jackpot went unclaimed.
The next Mega Millions drawing will be worth an estimated $73 million with a cash option of $50.4 million. The numbers will be drawn on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
Although there were no instant millionaires from the night, there were smaller monetary prizes that resulted from the latest lottery drawing.
There were two Match 4 plus gold Mega Ball winners that snagged $10,000 each. However, only player matched four numbers with the 5X Megaplier and won the $50,000 prize. The other Mega Millions wins from the night ranged between $2 and $2,500.
Lottery winners have the option to receive their winnings through a one-time lump sum payment or an annuity. Those who select the annuity receive one immediate payment that is followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% every 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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