Winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, Dec. 30, 2022

The Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb after no one matched all six numbers after Tuesday night’s drawing.

Pull up a chair and grab your tickets.

The numbers have been chosen for the Friday, Dec. 30 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $685 million, with a cash option of $347.8 million.

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Mega Millions winning numbers

The winning numbers for Friday night’s drawing were 1, 3, 6, 44, 51, and the Mega Ball was 7. The Megaplier was 3X.

How many 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.

What do I win if I get 2 numbers on Mega Millions?

Matching two numbers won’t win anything in Mega Millions unless one of the numbers is the Mega Ball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Mega Ball is worth $4.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

Drawings are held two times per week at approximately 11 p.m. ET every Tuesday and Friday.

How to play Mega Millions

Here’s how to play Mega Millions:

Mega Millions’ last jackpot winner

Here is the list of 2022 Mega Millions jackpot wins, according to megamillions.com:

• $426 million — Jan. 28; California.

• $128 million — Mar. 8; New York.

• $110 million — April 12; Minnesota.

• $20 million — April 15; Tennessee.

• $1.337 billion — July 29; Illinois.

• $502 million — Oct. 14; California, Florida.

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Top 10 Mega Millions lottery jackpots

Here are the all-time top 10 Mega Millions jackpots, according to megamillions.com:

1. $1.537 billion — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.

2. $1.337 billion — July 29, 2022; Illinois.

3. $1.05 billion — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan

4. $685 million — Dec. 30, 2022; TBD.

5. $656 million — Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland.

6. $648 million — Dec. 17, 2013; California, Georgia.

7. $543 million — July 24, 2018; California.

8. $536 million — July 8, 2016; Indiana.

9. $533 million — Mar. 30, 2018; New Jersey.

10. $522 million — June 7, 2019; California.

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Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots

Here are the nation’s all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball — Nov. 7, 2022; California.

2. $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.

3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.

4. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.

5. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan

6. $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.

7. $758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.

8. $731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.

9. $699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.

10. $687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.

Chris Sims is a digital producer at Midwest DOT. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.

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