Update - Sep. 30, 2016 - 11:04 p.m. ET: The winning numbers for tonight's Mega Millions drawing are:

21, 30, 47, 50, 57

9 is the Megaball

5x is the Megaplier.

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The Friday, September 30th Mega Million jackpot sits at $30 million after there were no grand prize winners in the September 27 drawing. With that, the jackpot has now rolled over offering a single game winner a cash option payment of $20.4 million in Friday's game. Make sure to return to this page at 11 p.m. EST for a posting of the winning numbers in real time.

The winning numbers in last Tuesday's game were 14, 16, 26, 53, and 72 - all even numbers interestingly. The winning Gold Mega Ball number was 4 and the Megaplier was 4x.

The 5 previous winning numbers are as follow. Can you spot a pattern? Don't think too hard trying, we recommend.

September 20th - 2, 22, 34, 62, 72 - MB 2
September 16th - 13, 21, 28, 34, 40 - MB 15
September 13th - 6, 15, 17, 39, 56 - MB 15
September 9th - 1, 34, 43, 44, 63 - MB 11
September 6th - 25, 37, 58, 69, 75 - MB 8

About Mega Millions and the Odds of Landing the Jackpot

Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET. 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 is 1 in 259 million.

Mega Millions is played in 44 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $1 each.

Powerball Jackpot at $70 Million

Meanwhile, the Saturday, September 24th Powerball jackpot has now increased to $70 million with a cash option payment of $47.5 million.

There were no jackpot winners in last Wednesday's game.

Quick Picks Can Prove Beneficial

Powerball hopefuls may do well by leaving the number choosing to the computer. Around 70% of previous Powerball winners won via Quick Picks, a machine mechanism system that randomly picks numbers for you.