Mega Hundreds of thousands: Successful numbers for Friday, Dec. 20, 2024

NEW YORK — The Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot continues to warmth up, hovering to $862 million for Friday’s drawing. 

If gained on that degree, it might be the biggest December prize and the seventh largest jackpot in Mega Hundreds of thousands historical past. 

The jackpot has been rising since Sept. 10, when it was final gained at $810 million in Texas. No ticket matched the current drawing’s successful numbers, although Tuesday’s drawing produced a number of million-dollar winners. 

Solely three Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpots have been gained to this point this yr together with a $1.1 billion successful ticket that was bought in New Jersey in March. That prize continues to be unclaimed. Winners in New Jersey have one yr to assert their winnings. The highest Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot ticket — $1.6 billion — was offered in Florida in August of final yr.

The successful numbers for Tuesday’s drawing had been: 2-20-51-56-67 − 19 MegaBall, with 2x MegaPlier.

When a winner matches all 5 numbers and the Mega Ball, they’ve the choice to take the complete jackpot paid out as an annuity over 30 years, or a lump sum money payout of roughly half the scale. Winners virtually all the time take the money choice.

Gamers who match solely the primary 5 numbers win at the very least $1 million. 

Mega Hundreds of thousands drawings happen Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. Japanese Time.

1. $1.602 billion – August 8, 2023 – Florida
2. $1.537 billion – October 23, 2018 – South Carolina 
3. $1.348 billion – January 13, 2023 – Maine
4. $1.337 billion – July 29, 2022 – Illinois
5. $1.128 billion – March 26, 2024 – New Jersey
6. $1.050 billion – January 22, 2021 – Michigan
7. $862 million  – December 20, 2024
8. $810 million – September 10, 2024 – Texas 
9. $656 million – March 30, 2012 – Kansas/Illinois/Maryland
10. $648 million – December 17, 2013 – California/Georgia
11. $552 million – June 4, 2024 – Illinois