2021 is rolling right along and so is the Mega Millions jackpot.
Tonight, which is Friday, Feb. 26, marks the last Mega Millions drawing for the month. The estimated jackpot sits at $30 million with a cash option of $21 million.
Winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, Feb. 26
Each week, rain or shine, Mega Millions holds drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays after 11 p.m. EST. Find tonight’s numbers below when they are available.
Winning numbers: 11 – 15 – 37 – 62 – 64 Mega Ball: 5
Megaplier: 2X
Two Match 5 second-place winners
The last Mega Millions drawing on Feb. 23 had a couple of big winning tickets. As a recap, the winning numbers were 5 – 7 – 9 – 20 – 57 with a gold Mega Ball of 15. Additionally, the Megaplier was 3X.
Two winners, one from California and the other from Missouri managed to match all five white balls. The winner in MO added on the optional $1 Megaplier, boosting the prize up to $3 million. The ticket was sold by Gas Mart on 209 E. Grand Avenue in St. Louis.
Now, in California, winners are paid on a pari-mutuel basis. Thus, while in most states matching all five white balls in a drawing is worth $1 million, this particular CA winner has a ticket worth $194k according to the California Lottery.
Online lottery tickets are available in PA and other states
Circling back to Pennsylvania, try buying tonight’s lottery tickets through the PA online lottery. The process to sign-up takes just a few minutes and you can even fund your account quickly.
Other states that also allow online lottery ticket sales are:
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- New York
Please play responsibly.
