The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $275 million

TX Mega Millions News and Payout for Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 Drawing

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased because no one hit all 6 numbers from Tuesday night's $252 million drawing. The next grand prize jumped to $275 million for Friday night's drawing. The lump-sum cash payout will be a projected $161.5 million. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night, September 18th, 2018 were 31-32-43-63-68 with Mega Ball 17 and Megaplier x2.

While the grand prize was not hit Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was a sole ticket that matched all five white ball numbers and won the 2nd prize. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) bought in New York won $1,000,000 cash each.

Other prizes won Tuesday night included 15 tickets that matched four white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. In addition, 379 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 967 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With nine different prize levels, there were a total of 1,512,172 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 drawing.

Mega Millions can be played in 43 states and Washington DC. It holds the record highest jackpot in United States lottery history. Mega Millions lottery uses a 5/70+1/46 matrix to randomly choose winning numbers. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The overall chances of winning are about 1 to 14. The odds of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can choose one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

There were 58,963 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday, September 18th, 2018's drawing.

• 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
• 23 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 64 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 1746 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 1492 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 11901 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 30379 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only and won $2 each.
• 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 8 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 19 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 538 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 472 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 3483 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 8836 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.

Tue Sep 18, 2018 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S.
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball	$252,000,000	0
5 of 5	$1,000,000	1 New York-1
4 of 5 + Megaball	$10,000	15
4 of 5	$500	379
3 of 5 + Megaball	$200	967
3 of 5	$10	24,516
2 of 5 + Megaball	$10	21,600
1 of 5 + Megaball	$4	173,730
Megaball Only	$2	441,056

Tue Sep 18, 2018 MEGA Millions Payout of Texas
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball	$0	0
5 of 5	$1,000,000	0
4 of 5 + Megaball	$10,000	1
4 of 5	$500	23
3 of 5 + Megaball	$200	64
3 of 5	$10	1,746
2 of 5 + Megaball	$10	1,492
1 of 5 + Megaball	$4	11,901
Megaball Only	$2	30,379

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31 32 43 63 68 MB: 17 Tue Sep 18, 2018 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Intelli-Combos | Power Picks | Frequency Chart | Overdue Chart Win Checker | Lotto Wheels | Prize Analysis News & Payout | Skip and Hit Analysis	Next Draw: Fri Sep 21, 2018 $275.00 Million  Change: +$23.00 Million