The third largest jackpot in Mega Millions history is up for grabs this evening, so it's time to check your tickets to see if you're a mega-millionaire.
The winning numbers drawn moments ago for the $400 million drawing were 11, 19, 24, 33 and 51. The Mega Ball selected was 7.
UPDATE: 2 winning tickets sold in $400 million drawing - neither in New Jersey
Although five numbers have been matched on numerous occasions, no one has hit the Mega Millions jackpot since Jan. 3, when a Tennessee man won a $61 million prize.
This evening's jackpot has climbed past a $399.4 million prize won in September and will be the third biggest Mega Millions prize since the game began and the seventh largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history if someone wins. Mega Millions accounts for four of the 10 biggest prizes; the other six were Powerball drawings.
New Jersey is looking for its first Mega Millions grand prize winner since July, when a Kearny couple won a $19 million drawing.
Even if a 21st consecutive drawing passes tonight without a jackpot winner, it will likely still take at least a couple of weeks to approach the largest payout in U.S. history — $656 million. The prize from that March 2012 drawing was split among three ticketholders.
The odds of a single ticket matching five numbers and the Mega Ball is about 258 million to 1.
DID YOU WIN ANY MONEY?
Even if you didn't match all six winning numbers, don't toss your Mega Millions tickets into the trash bin yet. You may have won a consolation prize. Here are the payoffs:
• 5 regular balls plus the Mega ball .... $400 million
• 5 regular balls ......................................... $1 million
• 4 regular balls plus the Mega ball .............. $5,000
• 4 regular balls .................................................. $500
• 3 regular balls plus the Mega ball .................... $50
• 3 regular balls ....................................................... $5
• 2 regular balls plus the Mega ball ...................... $5
• 1 regular ball plus the Mega ball ........................ $2
• Mega ball and no other balls ............................... $1
Star-Ledger staff writer Richard Khavkine contributed to this report.
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