Mega Millions winning numbers Tuesday Jan. 2 $114M drawing

Mega Millions jackpot is $114 million. Powerball jackpot is $20 million. Mega Millions drawings are every Tuesday and Friday.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot for Tuesday night was estimated to be a whopping $114 million, with a cash option of $56.1 million available to the lucky winner. The last time the jackpot was won was on December 8th, when two California tickets sold at the same location split a massive $394 million Mega Millions jackpot.

On the other hand, the Powerball jackpot has reset to $20 million after a staggering $842.4 million jackpot was won in Michigan on New Year's Day. The Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday, January 2, 2024, are as follows:

Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. The cost of a ticket is $2, but you can add the Megaplier for $1, which will increase the amount of your potential prize up to five times the original prize (except for the jackpot).

Each player selects five numbers from 1 to 70 for the white balls and one number from 1 to 25 for the Mega Ball. However, you can also have the lottery machine generate a random Quick Pick for you. You don't need to be a U.S. citizen or a resident of a particular state where you purchase your ticket.

You can win $2 for matching just the Mega Ball. Short of the jackpot, you can win up to $1 million for matching all five white balls (except in California). You can check all the prize payouts on the Mega Millions site here.

The Mega Millions game is available in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The states not offering Mega Millions are Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah.

Tickets can be purchased in-person at gas stations, convenience stores, and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets. In addition, you can order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in specific U.S. states.

The deadline for purchasing a Mega Millions ticket varies by state, so don't wait until the last minute. It can be 15 minutes to an hour or more before the actual drawing. For some third-party lottery apps, the deadline can be closer to two hours before the drawing.

Playing the Mega Millions can be exciting, but just don't go spending those millions before you win. The odds of winning the jackpot are 302,575,350-to-1, and the odds to match all five white balls are 12,607,306-to-1.

The major lotteries in the United States offer two jackpot payout options: annuity and cash. The annuity option is paid out over time, while the cash option is paid in a lump sum. In some states, like New Jersey, you can win a lottery anonymously.

Here are the Top 10 Mega Millions jackpots ever:

1. $1.537 billion, October 23, 2018, South Carolina
2. $1.05 billion, January 22, 2021, Michigan
3. $656 million, March 30, 2012, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
4. $648 million, December 17, 2013, California, Georgia
5. $543 million, July 24, 2018, California
6. $536 million, July 8, 2016, Indiana
7. $515 million, June 7, 2019, California
8. $451 million, January 5, 2018, Florida
9. $437 million, January 1, 2019, New York
10. $414 million, March 18, 2014, Florida

Here's a look at the top jackpots won in the United States, between the Powerball and the Mega Millions lotteries:

1. $1.586 billion, Powerball, January 13, 2016, California, Florida, Tennessee
2. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, October 23, 2018, South Carolina
3. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, January 22, 2021, Michigan
4. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019, Wisconsin
5. $758.7 million, Powerball, August 23, 2017, Massachusetts

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