56,640 'Winning' Mega Millions Tickets Sold In CT For 10-16-18

Connecticut had 56,640 "winning" Mega Millions tickets sold for Tuesday night's jackpot drawing, which no one won and it means the new grand prize will be an estimated $868 million, or $494.5 million cash. Two people who purchased tickets in Connecticut won $10,000 each so there is still a good reason to check your tickets.

The new record, which beat the previous mark of $656 million set on March 30, 2012, will be up for grabs on Friday, October 19. The jackpot comes after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night – the white balls 3, 45, 49, 61 and 69, plus the gold Mega Ball 9.

Nine tickets matched the five white balls to win the game’s second prize. One of them, sold in Texas, included the optional Megaplier and is worth $5 million.

The other eight are $1 million-dollar tickets – two were sold in Pennsylvania and one each in California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey and New York.

CT Winners

According to the Connecticut Lottery, 56,640 winning tickets were sold in the state for last night's Mega Millions drawing. This means folks won between $2 and $10,000. Two people won $10,000, seven people won $2,500, 22 folks won $1,000, 21 people won $500, and 61 people won $200. The rest won between $2 and $50.

The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won on July 24, when a California office pool of 11 co-workers shared $543 million, the largest prize ever won on a single ticket in the game, according to lottery officials.

Three other Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year – $451 million on January 5 (Florida), $533 million on March 30 (New Jersey), and $142 million on May 4 (Ohio).

There were plenty of winners Tuesday night as players from around the country jumped into the game at record levels. A total of 4,527,495 winning tickets at all prize levels came out of the Tuesday drawing.

One hundred tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball for the $10,000 third prize; 12 of those are actually worth $50,000 each because they included the optional Megaplier.

In this current jackpot run, there have been more than 22 million winning tickets at all prize levels, including 34 worth $1 million or more.

All CT Lottery Mega Millions tickets must be purchased before 10:45 pm to participate in the drawing. Mega Millions tickets cost just $2; by adding the Megaplier option for an extra dollar per play, players can increase their non-jackpot winnings up to five times.

Mega Millions tickets are sold in 46 participating jurisdictions. Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays.

View all CT Lottery game winning numbers and drawings for the Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash games on the Lottery website (www.CTLottery.com) or on the official Lottery Facebook Page.

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