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Mega Millions Drawing: Live Video, Winning Numbers And Results

By Charisse Van Horn
Published on: 14:45 PST, Mar 29, 2016

Update!

The Mega Millions winning numbers and live drawing video for August 16 is in. You can watch the video as it streamed live above.

The Mega Millions jackpot is at $52,000,000 with a cash value of $35,700,000. There was no jackpot winner. The next Mega Millions drawing is on Friday, August 19. The grand prize is an estimated $61,000,000 with a cash value of $41,900,000 cash.

The winning Mega Millions numbers for August 16 are as follows: 02 43 52 62 63 and the Mega Ball is 6. The Megaplier is 5x.

It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time for the next Mega Millions drawing. No one has won the grand prize since March 8, when the jackpot had rolled to $157 million. Tonight’s jackpot is for an estimated $43 million with a cash value of $27 million. The last Mega Millions drawing took place on Friday and the winning numbers were 4,11,12,35,46, and the Mega Ball was 12. The megaplier was 2x. Tonight’s drawing takes place live at 11:00 p.m. ET and streams from Atlanta, Georgia. You can watch the video as it aired live below. At 11:00 p.m. tonight, the video will be updated and the Mega Millions’ winning numbers will be added to this article.

Update! The Mega Millions winning numbers for March 29 are in. They are 38, 40, 46, 33, 49 and the Mega Ball is 15. The megaplier is 5x! Good luck!

Mega Millions is the second most popular, lottery jackpot game played in 44 states in the U.S., the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. Those who want to play the lottery will find the best way to begin is by visiting your local state lottery website. You can learn more about how Mega Millions is played, drawing times and how winning claims are handled at the site. Understanding the rules that govern Mega Millions will help ensure you get the most out of your game.

There are nine ways to win Mega Millions. The top prize or grand prize consists of matching five white balls and the yellow Mega Ball. The white balls range in value from 1-75 and the Mega Ball ranges between 1 and 15. Players have the option of adding the megaplier feature to their ticket. All Mega Millions tickets cost $1 per play and the megaplier multiplier costs an additional $1. The megaplier feature is not applicable to jackpot prizes but will multiply the value of the second-tier prize or match 5. The prize for matching all five white balls but not the mega ball is $1 million dollars. The odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 258,890,850. The odds of winning the Mega Millions second-tier prize is 1 in 18,492,204.

It isn’t just the first and second-tier Mega Millions prizes that can result in a hefty win. The third tier prize consists of matching four white balls and the yellow mega ball. The prize without the megaplier is $5,000 but this can increase if the megaplier is added to a winning ticket. The odds of winning the third-tier prize are 1 in 739,688.

Mega Millions jackpots always reset to $15 million after a jackpot win, while Powerball jackpots reset to $40 million. Both Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots can roll to several hundreds of millions of dollars. While there are some who play Powerball and Mega Millions lottery, jackpot games during each draw, others tend to play only when the jackpot surpasses $200 million or more

Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday beginning at 11:00 p.m ET. Those who play Mega Millions will need to ensure they put their tickets in a safe place until the night of the drawing. There is nothing worse than playing lottery games like Powerball or Mega Millions, having the winning numbers then not finding your ticket in order to make your claim. Additionally, take steps to prevent your Mega Millions ticket from becoming damaged. All winning Mega Millions tickets need to be turned in and processed in order to make your claim. If your ticket is damaged, you may forfeit any rights to your winnings.

Are you playing Mega Millions tonight? Stay tuned as we’ll have the winning numbers’ results and live drawing video beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET time.

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