Mega Millions jackpot rises to $476 million for Friday’s drawing

April 13, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 11:22 AM

The Mega Millions jackpot continues its surge, reaching $476 million for Friday night’s drawing.

A North Carolina winner would have the choice of taking home the $476 million jackpot as an annuity or $256 million in cash.

If North Carolina does get a jackpot winner on Friday, it would be the 13th largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. Four Mega Millions jackpots have already been won this year, all in the month of January. That marks the first time in the game’s history that four jackpots were won in a single month.

Even though the jackpot remains up for grabs, North Carolinians are taking home lots of other prizes as Tuesday’s drawing produced more than 23,000 winning tickets in North Carolina.

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302 million.

Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

8 COMMENTS

4/25/2023 08:34 - Peggy V.

Which drawing in ticket was itNC Lottery
Hi there, Peggy! This blog is about the drawing from April 14, 2023!

4/16/2023 08:09 - Brian T.

NCEL, if a multi-draw ticket is bought and cashed in on a small win at a local retailer prior to being a jackpot winning ticket on another draw, what happens to that ticket? Thank youNC Lottery
Great question, Brian! A multi-draw ticket is good for the number of drawings purchased and the ticket shows the drawings date range. If the player wins some money in a drawing and wants to collect immediately, they would go to a retailer and the store would take their ticket and issue an exchange ticket showing the rest of the drawings and their numbers. The player can also wait until the end of all the drawings and would get paid on the total winnings during this time period.

4/15/2023 01:41 - Adam B.

You can view winners when not logged into your account. When you log in you cannot view the winners of 2nd chance prizes and lucke rewards draws. Please pass along to developers to fix. Thanks!NC Lottery
Thank you for your comment, Adam! Could you please share the type of device you're using when experiencing this issue? We will pass this along to our developers that are working to investigate this issue.

4/15/2023 01:22 - yvonne f.

What's going on with the second chance drawings not allowing us to see who the winners were? Like on the recent X second chance games that were drawn April 5th when you click on it nothing happens and that is the same for all recent second chance drawings.NC Lottery
Hi, Yvonne! We've heard from a few of our players that they are experiencing this issue. If you're using our mobile app, please ensure you are using the latest version of the app and that your device is up-to-date. If you're on desktop, please try clearing your data cache or using a different browser. If the issue persists, please let us know and if you could share the type of device you're using, we'll pass this along to our developers and this will help them look into this further.

4/15/2023 12:08 - shirley b.

Hi Where is my 431 421 321?NC Lottery
We hope your favorite number hits soon, Shirley! Wishing you the best of luck!

4/14/2023 01:39 - Joe S.

Phoning my tax attorney…??

4/13/2023 11:44 - Donna H.

How can we pull up the winners for the 2nd chance that ended in March. It doesn't come up.NC Lottery
Hey there, Donna! Would you mind letting us know what type of device you're using? If you're on mobile, please make sure you're using the latest version of our app and that your device is up-to-date. If on desktop, please clear your browser's data cache or try using a different browser. If the issue persists, please let us know and we will pass this along to our developers!

4/13/2023 05:43 - Ann J.

I’m hoping I can win some of that money good luck to everyone

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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $476 million for Friday’s drawing

April 13, 2023 Posted by NC Lottery at 11:22 AM

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