July 15, 2024 – Friday night’s winning numbers were 15, 35, 48, 53, and 68, Mega Ball 8 with a Multiplier at 3x. Drawn after 11 pm ET, the estimated total jackpot is now $203 million. The lottery states that a winning player may get a lump sum payment after taxes that is estimated to be worth $96 million cash out.

If anyone actually won the lottery, the estimated jackpot would be $203 million which would have been theirs for the taking. The Mega Millions jackpot has been won by two players so far this year: one from New Jersey won an incredible $1.13 billion earlier in March, while another from Illinois won $ million earlier in the same month.

Betting on Mega Millions

Buying a lottery ticket for Mega Millions is simple and can be purchased at any grocery, convenience store, or gas station. Keep in mind though, in certain places, tickets are also offered online.

To be eligible to play, you need to choose six numbers. Five numbers will be represented by white balls with numbers ranging from 1 to 70. The gold Mega Ball is represented by a single number between 1 and 25. All you have to do to win in Mega Millions is match one number. However, the number has to be that Mega Ball.

Draws are held every Tuesday and Friday at 10 pm CT.