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Winner! Lucky ticket hits Mega Millions jackpot worth $36 million: See where it was sold

The lucky Mega Millions numbers for the Tuesday night drawing were 18, 39, 42, 57, 63 and Mega Ball 7.
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File photo: Mega Millions lottery ticket. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

CLEVELAND — We have a winner! One lucky lottery ticket sold in Florida just hit the Mega Millions jackpot worth $36 million in the drawing held Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.

Although the big winner wasn't here locally, the Ohio Lottery says there were thousands of smaller prizes won throughout the state. Those prizes are listed as follows...

  • $10,000 prize: 1 winner
  • $1,500 prize: 1 winner
  • $600 prize: 2 winners
  • $500 prize: 11 winners
  • $200 prize: 19 winners
  • $30 prize: 358 winners
  • $12 prize: 1,601 winners
  • $10 prize: 732 winners
  • $4 prize: 3,126 winners
  • $2 prize: 8,578 winners

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The lucky Mega Millions numbers for the Tuesday night drawing were 18, 39, 42, 57, 63 and Mega Ball 7. The Megaplier option was 3x.

The Mega Millions jackpot now returns to $20 million, which features a cash option worth $9.6 million. The next drawing will take place on Friday, Aug. 18 at 11 p.m.

Back in April, one lucky Mega Millions ticket sold at a Circle K in Berea won a $1 million prize. The following night, somebody hit the Powerball jackpot worth $252.6 million after buying their winning ticket from a GetGo in Macedonia.

Are you feeling lucky? Ohio has recently seen some big winners in previous lottery drawings. Those winners include...

2022 WINNERS

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