Mega Millions winner! $20M winning lottery ticket sold in New York for Jan. 17 jackpot

The Mega Millions jackpot is seeking a new winner after a winning ticket for Friday's $1.35 billion prize was sold in Maine.

Could you be the game's next millionaire?

The numbers are in for the Tuesday, Jan. 17, lottery jackpot worth an estimated $20 million, with a cash option of $10.6 million.

Mega Millions winning numbers

The winning numbers for Tuesday night's drawing were 2, 12, 18, 24, 39, and the Mega Ball was 18. The Megaplier was 3X.

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Did anyone win Mega Millions last night?

One ticket bought in New York matched all six numbers to win the Mega Millions jackpot.

One ticket matched all five numbers except for the Mega Ball and added the Megaplier worth $3 million. The winning ticket was sold in Massachusetts.

How many numbers in Mega Millions do you need to win a prize?

You only need to match one number in Mega Millions to win a prize. However, that number must be the Mega Ball, worth $2.

What do I win if I get 2 numbers on Mega Millions?

Matching two numbers won't win anything in Mega Millions unless one of the numbers is the Mega Ball. A ticket matching one of the five numbers and the Mega Ball is worth $4.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday's drawing resets to an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $10.6 million, according to megamillions.com.

Drawings are held two times per week at approximately 10 p.m. CT every Tuesday and Friday.

How to play Mega Millions

Here's how to play Mega Millions:

Mega Millions' last jackpot winner

A single winning ticket was purchased in Maine on Friday, Jan. 13, to become the first Mega Millions winner of 2023 − a whopping $1.35 billion prize.

Here is the list of 2022 Mega Millions jackpot wins, according to megamillions.com:

• $426 million — Jan. 28; California.
• $128 million — Mar. 8; New York.
• $110 million — April 12; Minnesota.
• $20 million — April 15; Tennessee.
• $1.337 billion — July 29; Illinois.
• $502 million — Oct. 14; California, Florida.

Mega Millions:Winner! $1.35B winning lottery ticket sold in Maine for Jan. 13 jackpot

Top 10 Mega Millions lottery jackpots

Here are the all-time top 10 Mega Millions jackpots, according to megamillions.com:

1. $1.537 billion — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
2. $1.35 billion — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine.
3. $1.337 billion — July 29, 2022; Illinois.
4. $1.05 billion — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.
5. $656 million — Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland.
6. $648 million — Dec. 17, 2013; California, Georgia.
7. $543 million — July 24, 2018; California.
8. $536 million — July 8, 2016; Indiana.
9. $533 million — Mar. 30, 2018; New Jersey.
10. $522 million — June 7, 2019; California.

Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots

Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:

1. $2.04 billion, Powerball — Nov. 7, 2022; California.
2. $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
4. $1.35 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine.
5. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois.
6. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan.
7. $768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
8. $758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
9. $731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
10. $699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.

Chris Sims is a digital producer at Midwest DOT. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.