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One lucky player walked away with $96 million Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday night's drawing
Updated: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 01:18 AM
FL Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 Drawing
One lucky ticket in matched all 6 numbers in the Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 drawing and won the $96 million jackpot. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, February 16th, 2021 were 01, 36, 44, 54, 66 with Mega Ball 10 and Megaplier 3. The winner will have the choice of 30 annuity payments with annual payment approximately of $3.69 million for the entire prize amount of $96 million, or the one-time cash option of $69.4 million before tax withholding. The jackpot winner is encouraged to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and get in touch with lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the chance to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winner doesn't make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
In addition to the jackpot awarded on Tuesday, Mega Millions created a lot more happy winners walked away with big money. There was a single second prize winning ticket from Tuesday night's drawing, matching the first 5 lotto numbers except the Mega Ball number. The one second prize winning ticket(s) bought in will collect a quarter million dollar cash each.
Additional prizes won Tuesday evening included 9 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. In addition, 236 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 717 tickets that matched 3 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine prize tiers, there were a total of 1,233,216 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 drawing.
The next FL Mega Millions top prize is estimated at $20 million for Friday, February 19th, 2021. The cash option will be $14.2 million.
Mega Millions game is played in 43 states and D.C. It holds the record largest jackpot of $656 million in United States lottery history. To play Mega Millions, pick 5 numbers from a set of 70 and select a Mega Ball number from a set of 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the winnings 2 to 5 times but not grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners can select one time lump sum cash payout option instead.
There were 48,148 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Florida. Find below the Florida Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday, February 16th, 2021's drawing.
- 21 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
- 46 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
- 1178 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
- 1146 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
- 9426 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
- 24422 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only and won $2 each.
- 6 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $1,500 each.
- 18 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $600 each.
- 350 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $30 each.
- 333 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $30 each.
- 3145 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $12 each.
- 8057 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only with multiplier purchased and won $6 each.
| Tue Feb 16, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $96,000,000 | 1 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 9 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 236 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 717 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 16,847 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 16,079 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 133,362 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 347,868 |
| Tue Feb 16, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of Florida w/o Megaplier | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $96,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 21 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 46 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 1,178 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 1,146 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 9,426 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 24,422 |
| Tue Feb 16, 2021 MEGA Millions Payout of Florida with Megaplier | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 | $3,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $30,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $1,500 | 6 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $600 | 18 | | 3 of 5 | $30 | 350 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $30 | 333 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $12 | 3,145 | | Megaball Only | $6 | 8,057 |
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