2 winners from CA(2) split $395,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot

FL Mega Millions News and Payout for Friday, December 8th, 2023 Drawing

2 tickets purchased in CA(2) matched all 6 FL Mega Millions lottery numbers in the Friday, December 8th, 2023 drawing, and now players are checking their tickets to see who won the estimated $395,000,000 grand prize. The winning numbers from Friday, December 8th, 2023 drawing were 21-26-53-66-70 and the Mega Ball was 13, Megaplier was 3. The winners have the choices of 30 annuity payments, or the one-time cash option. The winning ticket holders are encouraged to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winners have the chance to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winners don't make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.

In addition to the jackpot won on Friday, December 8th, 2023, many more players took home with large winnings. A total of 10 lucky winners won the 3rd prize. Among them, 10 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.

In addition, 282 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 750 tickets that matched 3 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $200.

With 9 prize tiers, there were a total of 1,431,908 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, December 8th, 2023 drawing.

The grand prize of next FL Mega Millions lottery drawing goes to an estimated $20,000,000 with the cash option at $$9.5 million for Tuesday, December 12th, 2023.

Mega Millions lottery is played in 43 states and Washington DC. Roughly 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back on the players through prize winnings. Around 15% is used to as retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. Roughly 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member states. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, select 5 numbers from a set of 70 then choose one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners can select one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

There were 58,729 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Florida. Find below the FL Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Friday, December 8th, 2023's drawing.

• 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
• 24 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 54 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 1378 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 1417 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 11485 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 29612 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only and won $2 each.
• 3 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $1,500 each.
• 21 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $600 each.
• 430 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $30 each.
• 435 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $30 each.
• 3871 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $12 each.
• 9998 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only with multiplier purchased and won $6 each.

Fri Dec 08, 2023 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S.
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball	$395,000,000	2 CA(2)
5 of 5	$1,000,000	0
4 of 5 + Megaball	$10,000	10
4 of 5	$500	282
3 of 5 + Megaball	$200	750
3 of 5	$10	18,604
2 of 5 + Megaball	$10	17,881
1 of 5 + Megaball	$4	147,761
Megaball Only	$2	374,016

Fri Dec 08, 2023 MEGA Millions Payout of Florida w/o Megaplier
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball	$395,000,000	0
5 of 5	$1,000,000	0
4 of 5 + Megaball	$10,000	1
4 of 5	$500	24
3 of 5 + Megaball	$200	54
3 of 5	$10	1,378
2 of 5 + Megaball	$10	1,417
1 of 5 + Megaball	$4	11,485
Megaball Only	$2	29,612

Fri Dec 08, 2023 MEGA Millions Payout of Florida with Megaplier
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5	$3,000,000	0
4 of 5 + Megaball	$30,000	0
4 of 5	$1,500	3
3 of 5 + Megaball	$600	21
3 of 5	$30	430
2 of 5 + Megaball	$30	435
1 of 5 + Megaball	$12	3,871
Megaball Only	$6	9,998

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