Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To $82 Million Following Tuesday’s Drawing

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown after the Friday night lottery drawing yielded no winners for the $72 million grand prize with a cash value of $50.6 million. However, there were plenty of smaller monetary prizes that resulted from the latest drawing.

The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn on Friday, July 2 were 8, 31, 32, 34, 45, with a gold Mega Ball of 19. The Megaplier was 2X.

Since the jackpot went unclaimed, it will grow to $82 million with a cash option of $57.7 million. The next jackpot drawing will take place Tuesday, July 6.

Watch the winning Mega Millions lottery numbers being pulled below.

Although there were no grand prize lottery winners from the Friday night drawing, there were two instant millionaires. One player in California and another from North Carolina hit the Match 5 winning $1 million each.

If either player would have played with the Megaplier, they could have won $2 million.

Meanwhile, eight players hit the Match 4 plus the gold Mega Ball, winning $10,000 each. However, two of those players hit the Match 4 plus the gold Mega Ball with the Megaplier and won $20,000.

The rest of the wins from the night ranged between $2 and $1,000.

Players who are lucky enough to win the Mega Millions jackpot have the option of receiving their winnings through either a one-time lump sum payment or through an annuity.

Winners who choose the annuity receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.

Mega Millions can be played in 45 states as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.

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