LotteryMega Millions Winning Numbers for December 17, 2024
Official Mega Millions drawing results for December 17, 2024, including the jackpot amount, prize breakdown, and how many winners were reported at each tier.
About This Drawing
The five main numbers in this Mega Millions drawing summed to 326, spanning from 56 to 69 (a span of 13), with an odd-to-even split of 2:3. Across the three number zones, the split was 0:0:5. The AC value (a measure of how spread out the numbers are) was 3, and there were 3 consecutive pairs among them. This drawing's sum was about 152 points higher than the 174-point average across every Mega Millions drawing on record.
The Mega Ball, 18, falls in zone 3 of 4, is big, even, and lands on road 0 (its value mod 3). These are simple descriptive statistics about this one drawing, not predictions — see how lottery odds actually work for why past patterns don't affect future draws. Compare this drawing against others on the Mega Millions trend chart.
Prize Breakdown
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 + Mega Ball | Jackpot | 1 in 290,472,336 |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 in 12,629,232 |
| 4 + Mega Ball | $10,000 | 1 in 893,761 |
| 4 | $500 | 1 in 38,859 |
| 3 + Mega Ball | $200 | 1 in 13,965 |
| 3 | $10 | 1 in 607 |
| 2 + Mega Ball | $10 | 1 in 665 |
| 1 + Mega Ball | $7 | 1 in 86 |
| Mega Ball Only | $5 | 1 in 35 |
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