<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0lHlPv_0vipz0Qv00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0lHlPv_0vipz0Qv00" width="980" height="558" ><figcaption>Jude Walker</figcaption></figure><p>Someone in Louisiana is waking up $1 million richer after hitting it big on the <a href="http://www.megamillions.com/">Mega Millions</a> drawing last night.</p><p>While no one won the jackpot, eight people across the country fell one number short and cashed in at least a cool million. One of those winners had the multiplier, cashing in $5 million on their ticket.</p><p>The jackpot for the Tuesday, September 24th Mega Millions drawing was $62 million with a $30.8 cash option.</p><p>To score the jackpot, you would need all five white balls and the yellow Mega Ball. The aforementioned $1 million winners matched the five white balls but missed out on the yellow Mega Ball.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.megamillions.com/Winning-Numbers.aspx">winning numbers</a> were: 1 - 6 - 10 - 23 - 27 - 18 (Mega Ball)</p><p>The big winners came from Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Michigan. The latter had the Megaplier on, thus the $5 million prize.</p><h2>Where was the $1 million winning Mega Millions ticket bought in Louisiana?</h2><p>According to the <a href="https://louisianalottery.com/">Louisiana Lottery website</a>, the $1 million Mega Millions winning ticket was purchased in Shreveport at Circle K #8179, located at 7702 Pines Road.</p><h2>Someone in Lafayette won $10,000</h2><p>There was a decent money winner in Lafayette. Someone had four white balls plus the Mega Ball to score a $10,000 win.</p><p>That winning ticket was sold at Shop Rite #78, located at 3555 North University Avenue in Lafayette.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0EPNNo_0vipz0Qv00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0EPNNo_0vipz0Qv00" width="457" height="311" ><figcaption>Louisiana Lottery</figcaption></figure><h2>How much is the next Mega Millions jackpot?</h2><p>The next drawing for Mega Millions will be on Friday, September 27 and the estimated jackpot is expected to be $77 million with a cash option of $38.2 million.</p><h2>How to play Mega Millions</h2><p>Join players from across the country to win multimillion-dollar jackpots – plus eight other prize levels – every Tuesday &amp; Friday. Choose five numbers from 1 through 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 through 25. You can pick your own numbers or let the Lottery’s computer randomly Quick Pick them – for either or both sets of numbers.</p></div></body>

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Louisiana Lottery Confirms $1 Million Winner in Mega Millions Drawing on Tuesday

Someone in Louisiana is waking up $1 million richer after hitting it big on the Mega Millions drawing last night. While no one won the jackpot, eight people across the country fell one number short and cashed in at least a cool million. One of those winners had the multiplier, cashing in $5 million on their ticket.