Last night’s winning MEGA MILLIONS numbers for Friday, March 22, 2024

   

Last night’s winning MEGA MILLIONS numbers for the Friday, March 22, 2024, jackpot drawing are:

3-8 31-35-44

MEGA BALL: 16

Megaplier: 3X

No one matched all of last night’s MEGA MILLIONS numbers which means that the next jackpot for Tuesday, March 26, 2024, increased to $1.1 billion ($525.8 million cash value) which is the fifth largest prize in the history of the game.

Six tickets matched the five white balls to win the game’s second-tier prize. One, sold in Virginia, is worth $3 million because it included the optional Megaplier (available in most states with an extra $1 purchase), which was 3X Friday night. The other five, one each in California, Florida, Illinois, Nebraska and Texas, won the standard second-tier prize of $1 million. 

MEGA MILLIONS Odds and Payout

The odds of winning the MEGA MILLIONS jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.

MEGA MILLIONS jackpot prizes may be paid in 30 annual installments or a one-time, reduced lump-sum payment which jackpot winners may choose to receive instead of receiving their winnings in annual payments.

All MEGA MILLIONS prizes must be claimed in the state where the ticket was purchased. MEGA MILLIONS prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the winning drawing date.