Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 20, 2024. Did anyone win the lottery last night?

The Mega Millions jackpot continues to skyrocket. Friday’s drawing was for $825 million with a cash option of $382.2 million. It represents the seventh-highest jackpot in Mega Millions history.

The jackpot hasn’t been hit since September when a ticket worth $810 million was sold in Texas.

Did a winning ticket get sold Friday night? Here are the numbers for Friday, Dec. 20, 2024:

Mega Millions numbers for 12/20/24

The winning numbers from Friday’s drawing were 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67 and the Mega Ball was 19. The Megaplier was 2x.

Did anyone win Mega Millions last night, Friday, December 20th, 2024?

Tickets matching all five numbers worth $1 million each were sold in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana (two) and Pennsylvania.

How many lotto numbers in Mega Millions do you need to win a prize?

You only need to match one number in Mega Millions to win a prize. However, that number must be the Mega Ball, worth $2.

When are the Mega Millions drawings?

Drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.

How to play the Mega Millions

Mega Millions tickets cost $2 per play.

There are nine total ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.

Players can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers: five different numbers from the white balls numbered 1-70 and one number from the gold balls numbered 1-25.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Mega Millions December 20, 2024 winning numbers

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