Mega Millions ticket hopefuls will find out if they won the lottery jackpot that currently stands at $28 million during the Friday, Aug. 9 drawing.
The jackpot winner will have a choice of how they would like to be paid. They could choose the "Cash Option" and receive an one-time, lump-sum payment of $19 million, or they can choose the "Annual Payout" option, which provides annual payments over a 26-year period, according to the Mega Millions website.
The overall odds of winning any prize are about 1 in 40, but the odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 176 million.
Mega drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday after the draw entry closes at 7:45 p.m. PST. Tickets are sold in 42 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The winning numbers are drawn at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Ga.
The Mega Millions winning numbers from the Aug. 6 drawing were 1, 11, 16, 51, 55, and the Mega ball number was 41. There was no winning ticket for the jackpot of $20 million, but two ticket holders won the $250,000 prize amount and there were 21 Match 4 + 1 winners who walked away with $10,000. Each $10,000 lottery winner matched four out of five white Mega Millions winning numbers, and the gold Mega Ball number.
For a national, interactive map of where tickets may be purchased, head over to the Mega Millions Where to Play page.
You can also watch a live stream of the lottery drawings at 11:00 p.m. EST below:
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