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Mega Millions Winning Numbers October 16: Any $84 Million Jackpot Winners?

By Cheryl Phillips
Published on: 14:23 PST, Oct 16, 2015

Do you have the winning Mega Millions numbers for October 16? With no winner in the last nine drawings, the jackpot now stands at a whopping $84 million. If you match all six numbers drawn on Friday night, you will be the lottery’s newest multi-millionaire.

Sign your ticket and get ready to see if you have the winning numbers in tonight’s drawing. Watch the Mega Millions drawings live online every Tuesday and Friday night by downloading the free LotteryHUB app for the iPhone or Android smartphones. Don’t have time to watch the drawing? The app will alert you if you are the big winner — just scan you ticket and wait for the good news.

The winning Mega Millions numbers for October 16 are: 2, 38, 48, 61, 68 PB 4

The last drawing on October 13 did not produce a jackpot winner (7, 9, 24, 38, 52 – MB 1) but there were over one million non-jackpot prize winners. According to the official Mega Millions website, there is a one in 14.7 chance you will win a non-jackpot prize that ranges from $1 for matching the Mega Ball to $1 million for matching five white balls (no Mega Ball).

Don’t throw away tickets from previous drawings just because they weren’t grand prize winners. Check the numbers to make sure you don’t have a non-jackpot winning ticket. Here are the winning numbers for the drawings that have taken place since the last jackpot was given away on September 11.

October 13: 7 – 9 – 24 – 38 – 52 – MB 1
October 9: 8 – 9 – 21 – 63 – 75 – MB 14
October 6: 17 – 58 – 63 – 64- 66 – MB 13
October 2: 4 – 14 – 29 – 31 – 47 – MB 9
October 29: 8 – 21 – 30 – 61 – 62 – MB 9
October 25: 3 – 8 – 38 – 51 – 64 – MB 4
October 22: 28 – 30 – 38 – 45 – 51 – MB 8
October 18: 17 – 34 – 35 – 51 – 65 – MB 7
October 15: 7 – 20 – 35 – 49 – 56 – MB 9

Already planning what you will do with your big windfall if you win the October 16 Mega Millions jackpot? Before booking that luxury vacation or start shopping for your dream car, Forbes has a few suggestions for lottery players who hit it big, including these important tips.

  • Assemble a team of legal and financial advisers, including a tax professional before you cash in your winning ticket.
  • Pay off all your debts before you buy a luxury item.
  • Review your estate plan and take steps to protect your assets.

How much will you take home if you beat the one in 258,890,850 odds and win the $84 million jackpot on Friday night? Winners have the choice of taking home a lump sum payment based on the cash value of the jackpot ($52.7 million) or having it paid out in 30 installments over 29 years.

According to Forbes, that’s where a tax professional comes in to play. Before lottery officials issue a lump sum check, approximately 25 percent will be withheld for federal taxes. State taxes will also be deducted from the prize amount if you live in a state that taxes lottery winnings. Jackpot winners who choose a 30-year annuity will get the entire $84 million jackpot with taxes withheld on each annual payment.

“People who have trouble controlling their spending might prefer the discipline of receiving the money as an annuity. But this payout form has other drawbacks… you will want to compare the effective yield of the annuity with what you could earn by taking the money as a lump sum, paying the taxes and investing the proceeds.”

According to USA Mega‘s Powerball jackpot analysis, a single winner would take home $39,525,000 after federal taxes and before state taxes. If the winner chooses the annuity option, they would receive approximate annual payments of $2,800,000 per year.

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