CLEVELAND — Although nobody hit the $73 million jackpot in the latest Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, the Ohio Lottery says there were thousands of smaller prizes won throughout the state.
Those prizes are listed as follows:
- $1,500 prize: 5 winners
- $600 prize: 5 winners
- $500 prize: 7 winners
- $200 prize: 10 winners
- $30 prize: 335 winners
- $12 prize: 1,185 winners
- $10 prize: 773 winners
- $6 prize: 2,797 winners
- $4 prize: 2,421 winners
- $2 prize: 5,984 winners
However, an ongoing "cyber security issue" may prevent some of the big winners from claiming their prizes in the interim, as cashing of earnings of at least $600 has been suspended in most cases. Residents can still send claims to the Ohio Lottery Central Office, though.
The lucky Mega Millions numbers for the Friday night drawing are 8, 10, 22, 58, 64 and MegaBall 21. The Megaplier option is 3x.
The Mega Millions jackpot now climbs to $92 million, which features a cash option worth $45.9 million. The next drawing will take place on Friday, Dec. 29 at 11 p.m.
Lottery officials say the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are one in 302,575,350.
Are you feeling lucky? Ohio has recently seen some big winners in previous lottery drawings. Those winners include...
2023 WINNERS
- Dec. 25 in Powerball: Two $100,000 prizes sold in Cuyahoga Falls and Wellington, respectively
- Dec. 18 in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year scratch-off game: $500,000 prize sold in Cuyahoga Falls
- Dec. 16 in Powerball: $150,000 prize sold in Mentor
- Nov. 14 in Mega Millions: $4 million winning ticket sold in Swanton
- Oct. 10 in Powerball: $1 million winning ticket sold in Medina
- Oct. 9 in Classic Lotto: $5.5 million winning ticket sold in Parma Heights
- Oct. 7 in Powerball: $1 million winning ticket sold in Curtice
- July 19 in Powerball: $1 million winning ticket sold in Xenia
- July 18 in Mega Millions: $1 million winning ticket sold in Brook Park
- June 14 in Powerball: $1 million winning ticket sold in Fairfield
- June 9 in Mega Millions: $1 million winning ticket sold in Moraine
- May 31 in Powerball: Ticket sold in New Albany hits $1 million prize
- April 27 in the Make My Year scratch-off game: A winning ticket worth $2.5 million is sold at a GetGo store in Alliance
- April 26 drawing in Lucky For Life: A winning ticket sold at an East End Express in Hubbard hit the second-tier prize that pays $25,000 per year for life
- April 19 drawing in Powerball: A winning ticket sold at a GetGo in Summit County wins the jackpot worth $252.6 million
- April 18 drawing in Mega Millions: One ticket sold at a Circle K in Berea wins a $1 million prize
- March 13 drawing in Powerball: A winning ticket sold in southern Ohio hits $2 million
- Jan. 10 drawing in Mega Millions: Two $1 million winning tickets sold in Ohio
- Jan. 7 drawing in Powerball: Winning ticket worth $2 million sold in Vermilion
