Mega Millions Winning Numbers for the August 19, 2016 Drawing: $61 Million-Jackpot Results in Live Streaming Today
Update - Aug. 16, 2016 - 11:04 p.m. ET: The winning numbers for tonight's Mega Millions drawing are 22, 37, 45, 65, 73. 13 is the Megaball and 5x is the Megaplier.
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The Friday, Aug. 19 Mega Millions has zoomed to $61 million after there were no grand prize winners in the Aug. 16, $52 million drawing.
Make sure to check back at this page at 11 p.m. EST for a posting of Friday's winning numbers in real time.
With the jackpot from Tuesday's game rolled over into Friday's top prize, a single game winner will have the option of collecting on a cash option, lump sum payment of $41 million.
The winning numbers in the Aug. 16 game were 2, 43, 52, 62, 63. The winning yellow ball number was 6 and the megaplier was 5.
Two Million Dollar Winners
Two players matched all five white ball numbers needed to win $1 million, with one of them increasing their winnings to $5 million by also playing the megaplier.
Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday. Five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered one through 75; the Mega ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered one through 15. You can watch a live stream here of Friday night's draw.
Mega Millions is played in 44 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $1 each. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 259 million.
Powerball Jackpot at $110 Million
Meanwhile, the Saturday, Aug. 20 Powerball jackpot has swelled to $110 million with a cash option payment of $77.2 million.
The winning numbers in last Wednesday's game were 33, 44, 4, 50 and 52. The Red Powerball Power number was 8 and the Power Play number was 3.
Overall, there were 573, 758 players who won at least $4 each.
Like Mega Millions, Powerball is offered in 44 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands with tickets costing $2 each.
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