Mega Millions Winning Numbers Drawing for July 5, 2016: Jackpot Tops $449 Million - Live Results
UPDATE - July 5, 2016 - 11:00 p.m. ET: The winning numbers for Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot are 29 - 64 - 46 - 53 - 73 and the megaball is 10. The megaplier is 5x.
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The Tuesday, July 5 Mega Millions is the third highest in the game's history at $449 million. Make sure to return to this page as Latin Post will be publishing and providing the winning numbers in real time.
There were no grand prize winners in the July 1, drawing rolling the then $390 million jackpot over into Tuesday's game, where a single game winner will have the option of walking away with a onetime, cash option lump sum payment of $313 million.
The winning numbers in the July 1 drawing were 20, 41, 42, 45 and 49 and the winning Gold Mega Ball number was 14 and the Megplier was 2.
Six Players won $1 Million Each
Six players matched all five white ball numbers in last Friday's game, earning prizes of $1 million each. Two of those players also matched the Megaplier, increasing their winnings to $2 million.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 75; the Mega ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 15. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 259 million.
Be sure to return to this page for a real time posting of the winning numbers. You can watch a live stream of Tuesday night's draw.
Mega Millions is played in 44 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $1 each.
Powerball Jackpot at $257 Million
Meanwhile, the next Powerball drawing is scheduled for Wednesday night, July 6, with an estimated jackpot of $257 million and a cash option of $179.9 million.
The last Mega Millions jackpot winner was on March 8, when a winning ticket was sold in the Washington state area. The all-time record Mega Millions jackpot was bagged on March 30, 2012, when three winners shared a jackpot of $656 million.
The winning numbers in the July 2 drawing were 10, 34, 39, 59 and 63 and the Red Powerball number was 4. The winning Power Play number was 2.
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