$1 Million Mega Millions Winner Here in Massachusetts, Was It You?

Once again there was no grand prize Mega Millions winner in last night's drawing. The $1.1 billion drawing was a historic one being over one billion dollars but unfortunately (or fortunately for all of us) there was no winner. The numbers drawn last night were: 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and gold Mega Ball 12. The next Mega Millions jackpot will be drawn on Friday night and will have an estimated jackpot of $1.25 billion. The next drawing will be fourth-largest prize in Mega Millions' history.

Just because there was no jackpot winner in last night's Mega Millions drawing, doesn't mean there were no winners. One ticket sold in Pennsylvania won $5 million by matching the first five numbers and activating the optional Megaplier, which is available in most states with an extra $1 purchase. Another four tickets sold in Arizona, California, New York and Pennsylvania won $1 million by matching the first five numbers.   There was also a $1 million winner in Massachusetts so make sure you check your ticket because that winner most definitely could be you. 135 tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the third-tier prize. Twenty-eight of those tickets are worth $40,000 each, because they also included the optional Megaplier.

So this means Friday night's drawing will be worth an estimated $1.25 million. Before buying your ticket, it might be fun to dream about what you'd do with a major prize like that. Would you take the lump sum? Would you take it over time? Which family members would you help out first? Would you tell people? Would you move FAR away? Would you quit your job? These are all questions we think about when pondering over gigantic jackpots like Friday night's Mega Millions drawing.  Either way, just remember this, you can't win if you don't play. So best of luck to you with Friday's drawing.

Feeling lucky? Are you a gambler? Maybe you want to take a ride to your local casino. Here in Massachusetts there are a few like Encore Boston Harbor, Plainridge Park and MGM Springfield where you can press your luck. But maybe you don’t want to take a ride several miles to win some money. The key to winning some serious cash is right down the street at your local convenience store.

Scratch tickets are all the rage here in Massachusetts. Back in 2020, we spent the most money out of any state in the country on lottery tickets. The average lottery player in Massachusetts spent about $1000 annually on tickets. That’s about $300 more than any state. What if you knew going into that store which lottery ticket was going to win? That may take the fun out of gambling but you’d be more apt to buy said ticket correct? Well that answer is right at the click of a button. The Massachusetts state lottery has a website where they literally put the odds of winning on each ticket. Knowing this information should make you better informed before buying your next ticket. That is, if you want to win.

Odds of winning are typically printed on the back of each lottery ticket. But we are going to do the work for you. Now, as you know, new tickets are being introduced each month. The newest and latest to come to Massachusetts is the $50 Billion Dollar Extravaganza game. So, you have to make sure you’re updating your list each month because odds can change month to month, meaning the ticket that could be the best odds of winning one month may not be the best odds of winning the next. This list is up to date and current. These are the 16 Massachusetts scratch tickets with the best overall odds of winning this month.

A $10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.48

$10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.48

$10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.48

$10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.48

$10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.47

$10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.47

$10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.47

$10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.47

$10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.46

$10 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 3.26

$30 ticket.  Odds of winning 1 in 3.09

$20 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 2.94

$20 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 2.94

$20 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 2.86

$30 ticket. Odds of winning 1 of 2.77

$30 ticket. Odds of winning 1 in 2.76

https://www.masslottery.com/games/draw-and-instants/millions-2022