The Tuesday Mega Millions drawing was one of the most eventful ones in a while. While the game’s top prize remained unclaimed, Mega Millions awarded two prizes of over a million to two players.

Mega Millions Mints Two New Millionaires

Following a temporary lull that went without winners of seven-figure prizes, Mega Millions announced that two players have matched the Tuesday drawing’s five white numbers to win life-changing sums.

The winners included a player in Illinois who had the 3X multiplier active and will therefore take home $3 million. At the same time, a player in Oklahoma won his prize on a 5X multiplier, resulting in a $5 million payday.

In addition to that, ten players won the game’s third-tier prize after matching four white numbers and the Mega Ball. These included six players who secured $20,000 each due to their 2X multiplier. In addition to that, two players scooped up $30,000 with a 3X multiplier, while another two won $100.000 each with a 10X multiplier.

For context, the five winning numbers for that drawing were 12, 39, 43, 49, and 55. The winning Mega Ball was 23. Matching all these numbers would have meant a windfall of $438 million, with a cash option of $203.1 million.

Since the prize went unclaimed for yet another drawing, it has now increased to $458 million with a cash option of $212.4 million.

The next drawing is set to take place this Friday.

Players Across America Win Big

In the meantime, Powerball just held its most recent drawing, with the jackpot surviving to reach a staggering $218 million, with a cash value that finally surpassed the nine-figure mark to reach $101.6 million.

The Monday drawing awarded a prize of $1 million to a lucky player in New York, who matched the game’s five white numbers.

In other news, New Jersey just produced another winner of a sizeable jackpot, with a lucky lottery enthusiast claiming the top prize from the recent Jersey Cash 5 drawing.

Elsewhere, a Texan won $2 million from a scratch-off ticket. This was notably the first top prize from the Texas Lottery’s Golden Riches game to land.