Mega Millions Numbers & Results November 4, 2014: Live Stream of Drawing Time; $321M Jackpot, Because no one won last week's Mega Millions lottery jackpot, the jackpot has risen to a whopping $321 million. The drawing will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 11 p.m. EST.
The jackpot winner will have a choice of how they would like to be paid. They could choose the "Cash Option" and receive a one-time, lump-sum payment of $194 million, or they can choose the "Annual Payout" option, which provides annual payments over a 29-year period, according to the Mega Millions website.
The overall odds of winning any prize are about 1-in-15, but the odds of winning the jackpot are about 1-in-259 million.Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday after the draw entry closes at 10:45 p.m. EDT. Tickets are sold in 43 states as well as the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which makes a total of 45 jurisdictions. The winning numbers are drawn at WSB-TV in Atlanta.
The Mega Millions winning numbers from the Friday, Oct. 31 drawing were 11, 29, 36, 58 and 67, and the Mega Ball number was 15. No one hit the $284 million jackpot, but five people won the $1 million second prize. In addition, 68 lucky winners were able to win the Match 4 + 1, and each walked away with $5,000. Each $5,000 lottery winner matched four out of five white Mega Millions winning numbers and the gold Mega Ball number. To purchase a ticket, head over to the Mega Millions Where to Play page.
There are nine ways to win the Mega jackpots, which start at $15 million. Plus, it only costs $1 to get in the game. According to the website, Mega Millions is the biggest jackpot game in the country.
