Mega Millions drawing: Jackpot tops $1B after no big winner

By Heather Miller

Mega Millions drawing: Jackpot tops $1B after no big winner

No one took home the Mega Millions Christmas Eve jackpot Tuesday night.

The Mega Millions winning numbers for Dec. 24, 2024 are 11, 14, 38, 45 and 46 with a multiplier of 3.

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Around the US, 106 tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the third-tier prize.

The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday, Dec. 27.

The jackpot for the Dec. 27 drawing is $1.15 billion, according to Mega Millions. It's the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history.

Mega Millions tickets are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Tickets are currently $2 each, and in most areas, players can add the Megaplier for an additional $1 to multiply their non-jackpot prizes. However, the price of a ticket will more than double to $5 starting in April 2025, with lottery officials promising larger prizes and more winners.

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The overall odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24, according to lottery officials - and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.

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