Single Mega Millions Ticket Wins $20M Jackpot: Was It Yours?

The Tuesday night Mega Millions lottery resulted in a jackpot winner who took home $20 million on a single ticket sold in New York. Along with the grand prize winner, one player became an instant millionaire.

The winning drawing numbers pulled on Tuesday were 2, 12, 18, 24, and 39, with a 3X Megaplier. The Mega Ball was 18.

Watch the winning Mega Million lottery numbers being drawn below.

The Tuesday Mega Millions jackpot win comes days after a player in Maine won the $1.348 billion jackpot in the Friday drawing. The prize was the second-largest jackpot in the history of the game.

Following the Tuesday drawing, the jackpot winner matched all five numbers drawn plus the gold Mega Ball. The cash value of the grand prize was $10.6 million.

A ticket-holder from Massachusetts scored a seven-figure prize in the latest lottery drawing by hitting the Match 5 and initially winning $1 million. However, since the player purchased the Megaplier for an extra $1, their prize increased to $3 million.

Additionally, 25 players matched four white balls with the gold Mega Ball winning $10,000 apiece. Nine of those players hit the Match 4 plus the Mega Ball with the Megaplier, which increased their prize to $30,000 each.

The rest of the prizes from the night ranged between $2 to $1,500. A total of 527,136 winning tickets were sold at all prize levels in the Tuesday night drawing.

Following the latest lottery win, the Mega Millions jackpot will reset once again to $20 million with a cash option of $10.6 million. The next drawing will take place on Friday at 11 p.m. ET.

Lottery winners can receive their 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 U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.

There is a 1 in 302 million chance to win the Mega Millions jackpot.