Mega Millions Numbers & Results April 15, 2014: Live Stream of Drawing Time; $28M Jackpot
If you're a Mega Millions ticket holder, then get ready for the Tuesday, April 15 lottery jackpot drawing, which currently stands at $28 million.
The jackpot winner will have a choice of how they would like to be paid. They could choose the "Cash Option" and receive a one-time, lump sum payment of $15 million, or they can choose the "Annual Payout" option, which provides annual payments over a 26-year period, according to the Mega Millions website.
The overall odds of winning any prize are about 1 in 15, but the odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 259 million.
Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday after the draw entry closes at 10:45 p.m. EST. Tickets are sold in 42 states, as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The winning numbers are drawn at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Ga.
The Mega Millions winning numbers from the Friday, April 11 drawing were 3, 42, 44, 47, 57 and the Mega Ball number was 8. No one won the $20 million jackpot, but one person won the $1 million second prize. There were also 15 winners of the Match 4 + 1 who walked away with $5,000. Each $5,000 lottery winner matched four out of five white Mega Millions winning numbers, and the gold Mega Ball number. purchased, head over to the Mega Millions Where to Play page.
You can also watch a live stream of the lottery drawings at 11 p.m. EDT below: