RELEASE DATE: 5/20/2015
The Mega Millions jackpot is getting hotter along with the temperatures this spring, with an estimated $194 million ($117 million cash) on tap for Friday, May 22. No ticket matched all six numbers drawn in the May 19 drawing – the white balls 10, 12, 21, 29 and 65, plus the gold Mega Ball 10.
There was one Match 5 winning ticket, worth $1 million, sold in Ohio.
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Although there was no jackpot winner on May 19, there were almost 2.2 million winning tickets at all levels, including more than 216,000 that added the optional Megaplier. That $1 extra purchase has paid off handsomely this year, with the 5x Megaplier drawn almost half the time – 19 out of 40 drawings – since January 1. The Megaplier, available in most states, multiplies all non-jackpot prizes by a factor of 2x to 5x.
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The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won on March 24 by a group of co-workers in New York. Two other jackpots have been won this year – $126 million on February 27 (also in New York) and $265 million won in Illinois on January 16.
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