$1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Only Yields $20K Winner In CT

CONNECTICUT — The Mega Millions jackpot reached $1 billion for the Friday, Jan. 22 drawing and the highest winning ticket sold in Connecticut went for just $20,000.

One lucky winning grand prize ticket was sold in Michigan. This means the jackpot is now back at $20 million.

The Connecticut Lottery said 93,197 "winning" tickets were sold in Connecticut, which simply means people won between $2 and $20,000. There were 12, $1,000 winners sold in Connecticut too.

The lone $20,000 winning ticket sold in Connecticut correctly matched four numbers, the Mega Ball and also selected the Megaplier.

The winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, Jan. 22, are: 04, 26, 42, 50, 60 and the Mega Ball of 24. The Megaplier was 2.

The winning Mega Millions numbers are drawn every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern time, with results usually posted within 5 minutes.

Check with your state lottery for the cut-off time to purchase tickets before a drawing. Mega Millions tickets cost $2 each.

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The largest lottery jackpot in history was a $1.586 billion Powerball prize, which was split by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee in January 2016.

You can buy Mega Millions tickets from lottery retailers/agents in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the U. S. Virgin Islands; a total of 47 jurisdictions. See the Where To Play page for details.

These are the five largest Mega Millions jackpots in the game's history:

• $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018
• $656 million, March 30, 2012
• $648 million, Dec. 17, 2013
• $543 million, July 24, 2018
• $536 million, July 8, 2016

Winners can choose to either have the full jackpot amount paid out in 30 installments over 29 years, or winners can take one lump sum payment that is smaller than the actual total.