Mega Millions Winning Numbers: Did Anyone Win The Tuesday, July 5 Jackpot?

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown following the Tuesday night lottery drawing, which did not result in a winner for the $370 million grand prize with a cash option of $214.3 million. However, several smaller monetary prizes resulted from the latest drawing.

The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday, July 5 were 27, 31, 50, 51, and 61, with a gold Mega Ball of 21. The Megaplier was 4X.

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 $400 million with a cash value of $231.7 million. The next jackpot drawing will take place on Friday, July 8.

Following the Tuesday night drawing, two players from California hit the Match 5, winning $1 million apiece. If the players had played the Match 5 with the Megaplier, they would have each won a $4 million prize.

There were 17 players who hit the Match 4 plus gold Mega Ball and won $10,000. Meanwhile, four players hit the Match 4 plus gold Mega Ball with the Megaplier, winning $40,000 each.

The rest of the wins from the night ranged between $2 and $2,000. A total of 733,478 players won prizes from the Tuesday night jackpot.

The next drawing, which has grown to $400 million, is the third largest Mega Millions jackpot to be offered in July.

The jackpot has only reached over $400 million during the month of July twice. On July 24, 2018, a player from California won a $543 million grand prize. Two years later, on July 8, 2016, a $536 million prize was won by a ticket-holder in Indiana.

Mega Millions jackpot winners can receive their grand prize winnings through a one-time lump sum payment or an annuity.

Those who select the annuity receive one immediate payment, followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.

Mega Millions can be played in 45 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.