Mega Millions Hits 113 Million, overdue numbers return, Florida ticket-holder wins $1M ... and more for August 19th
Mega Millions Hits 113 Million!
This is The Lottery Rundown for Wednesday August 19th
Mega Millions drew Tuesday night with 5, 19, 30, 38 and 59, plus Mega Ball 12. Nobody matched all six. Thirty returned after just one drawing away, barely enough time to find the coat rack. Meanwhile, 19 and 38 came back after 22 and 19 drawings away, and both rank among the five most-drawn white balls over the last six years. Which return surprised you more? Friday’s jackpot rises to 113 million dollars, with a cash value of 48.3 million dollars. That could buy a private island with a lighthouse reserved for a deeply confused alpaca. The jackpot has gone six drawings and 21 days without a winner, still a younger-than-usual run.
Moving to Powerball, the last draw was Monday, August 17, with 8, 15, 25, 49 and 65, plus Powerball 22 and a 4X multiplier. No one took the jackpot, while one lucky ticket holder in Florida won 1 million dollars. Eight repeated from the previous draw, and red ball 22 remains among the five least-drawn Powerballs over the last six years, appearing 28 times. Tonight’s jackpot is 48 million dollars, with a cash value of 20.8 million dollars. This run is only two drawings and five days old, though Wednesday has delivered 46 percent of jackpot wins while hosting 36 percent of draws over the last six years.
