Mega Millions Confirms Big Texas Lottery Win Friday

You can feel it in shoppers at Houston's Galleria. You'll encounter a similar feeling at Walmart in Jasper, Katy, and Baytown, Texas. The anxious anticipation of Christmas is amplified by the fact that for most of us, we have only one more paycheck to finish funding our holiday shopping.

Meanwhile, in Austin, Texas, where the brain trust of the Texas Lottery resides, they're contemplating the number of life-changing opportunities they'll provide before Santa slides down the collective chimneys of the world, especially here in Texas.

If you're wondering, there are just five more chances to win the Powerball or the Lotto Texas with Extra! jackpots between now and Christmas. Technically there is a drawing scheduled for Christmas Day but that wouldn't come until late in the evening on December 25th when most of the toys have already broken and the batteries expired.

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In the world of Mega Millions, the other multi-state lottery game Texans love to play, there are just three more opportunities to win that jackpot between now and Christmas Day but one of those chances could result in a "Hallmark Movie moment" because there is a drawing scheduled for Christmas Eve.

Alright, we've set the stage for a holiday miracle but before we go too far down that road, there was a Mega Millions drawing on December 13, 2024, and the Texas Lottery has revealed there is some good news to share with you about that drawing's outcome.

Here's how the drawing played out.

As we mentioned an estimated $695 million was on the line as the balls bounded out of the hopper shortly after 10 pm on Friday. Our sources at Mega Millions confirmed no ticket sold across the game's footprint matched the numbers needed to win the big money.

Texas Lottery Mega Millions Numbers for Friday December 13, 2024

But there were multiple Match 5 Million wins including a Match 5 ticket that invoked the Megaplier option. Our new Mega Millions millionaires are waking up in California, Massachusetts, and New York this morning. The Match 5 Megaplier winner who will be taking home $3 million resides, or at least they purchased their ticket, in Vermont.

A savvy Mega Millions fan will have deduced by the $3 million win in Vermont that last night's Megaplier was x3 and that is a correct assumption. Here's how the rest of the numbers looked from Friday's Mega Millions.

36   43   52   58   65  Mega Ball 16   Megaplier x3

If you played Mega Millions in the Texas Lottery on Friday you'll be pleased to know that over 101,000 tickets sold for the game returned the investment and most of those tickets earned the purchaser a little more than they spent.  About 40% of those winners invoked the Megaplier for last night's game so they are three times happier than the regular winners.

The biggest win in Texas for Mega Millions on Friday was a $30,000 win. There was also another ticket that matched the same prize-winning scenario of four white balls and the Mega Ball but the other winner did not do the Megaplier.

Tonight's Powerball drawing will once again feature a jackpot that is less than Lotto Texas with Extra! The Powerball is estimated to offer a $45 million jackpot tonight while Lotto Texas is going to be closer to $50.5 million. One thing to consider about Powerball if you do play with Power Play, there is a chance that the multiplier could be "times 10". The big multiplier is only available in Powerball when the jackpot is below $150 million, which it is.

Before you attempt to cash any suspected winner in any lottery game please check that game's official website for verification. You can always verify numbers for Powerball, Mega Millions, and Lotto Texas with Extra! at the official Texas Lottery website. 

We do wish you the best of luck if you choose to play and we remind you that lottery games involve a significant risk of losing your investment. If you have a gambling problem now would be the time to reach out for assistance.

It's free to call 1-800-GAMBLER. The counselor on the line will compassionately direct you in the next steps to getting yourself situated. It's a great call to make, and it's even more life-changing than a lottery jackpot. Good Luck.