Mega Millions Numbers & Results Dec. 8, 2015: Live Stream of Drawing Time; $66M Jackpot
Christmas is just a couple of weeks away, and adding a few more zeroes to your bank account might be just what you need for the holidays?
To have a chance at an early visit from Santa Claus, you might want to buy a Mega Millions ticket today and then tune in at 11 p.m. ET, which is when the draw for tonight's $66 million jackpot is set to take place at the studios of WSB-TV, Atlanta's ABC affiliate
If you do hit the big prize and want to take home every last penny, the total will be paid out to you in annual installments over a 29-year period. Otherwise, you also have the option of an immediate lump sum payout of "only" about $40 million.
The lottery's winning numbers from the last drawing on Dec. 8 were 7, 17, 37, 49 and 73; the Mega Ball number was 15; and the Megaplier number was 3, according to the game's official website. The estimated jackpot had been $57 million, but no one matched the winning Mega Millions numbers on that day.
But the Tuesday drawing did, however, produce a new millionaire: The multistate lottery reported that one lucky player matched five numbers and thus took home $1 million. With the Megaplier option, which is used in some states and allows players to increase non-jackpot prize winnings by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times, that prize could have even been as high as $3 million this time around.
Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday, and the draw entry closes at 10:45 p.m. ET. Tickets for the game are sold in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands - a total of 45 jurisdictions. The odds of winning any prize are about 1 in 15, but your chances of hitting the jackpot are only about 1 in 259 million.
So if you want to find out how close you are to hitting the jackpot and settling into a life of luxury, then click here to find out how to watch the Mega Millions drawings at 11 p.m. ET.
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