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Mega Millions Drawing Tonight: Watch Live Video As Winning Numbers Drawn For $63 Million Jackpot

By Charisse Van Horn
Published on: 13:13 PST, Feb 2, 2016

It’s Feb. 2, 2016, and that means tonight is the next Mega Millions drawing. You can watch live video from the Atlanta, Georgia, studios where the drawing takes place. There’s a lot to play for as the Mega Millions jackpot has continued to roll over and tonight’s jackpot is for an estimated $63 million with a cash value of $40 million. The last drawing was on Jan. 29, and there were no jackpot winners. The jackpot for the last drawing was an estimated $56 million with a cash value of $35 million. Like Powerball, Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game that features large jackpots and multiple ways to win. Mega Millions is one of the nation’s most popular lottery games and jackpots can rise to substantial amounts. Mega Millions drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m. ET, and you can watch them live here at the Inquisitr.

You can watch last week’s drawing in the video below. Last week’s winning numbers are: 20, 28, 49, 51, 52 and the Mega Ball is 6. After 11:00 p.m., ET, the video below will be updated and tonight’s Mega Millions winning numbers will be added.

Update! The Winning Mega Millions numbers for Feb. 2, 2016 are 7, 13, 25, 51, 70, and the gold Mega Ball is 9. The Megaplier is 4x. Good luck!

On Jan. 27, 2016, the official Mega Millions site released a press update about some of the Mega Millions recent winners.

The release began by stating a Connecticut ticket was sold that matched the five white balls, and the Megaplier was used, meaning the winner increased their winnings from $1 million to $2 million.

“A lucky ticket-holder in Connecticut purchased the optional Megaplier, and was rewarded with a $2 million prize in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing after matching the five white balls 14, 27, 39, 50 and 69. Because no ticket matched those five numbers plus the Mega Ball of 2, the jackpot rolls to an estimated $56 million ($35 million cash) for the next drawing on Friday, January 29. The Megaplier for the drawing was 2x, so the winning Connecticut ticket is worth $2 million instead of the standard $1 million. All non-jackpot winning tickets are multiplied by the optional Megaplier, which ranges from 2x to 5x.”

The release continued to discuss the Virginia Match 5 winner who won big in the Jan. 26 drawing.

“There was another Match 5 winning ticket in the January 26 drawing, sold in Virginia and worth $1 million.”

The official Mega Millions site did an interview with the Virginia winner Louise Ritner. She stated that she had been stuck indoors due to the snowy weather, but needed to get out and buy a few things at the store. She never expected that when she entered the Bo’s Belly Barn, she’d leave $1 million dollars richer. Like many recent winners, Ritner selected the Easy Pick option that enabled the computer to randomly choose her Mega Millions numbers. Ritner is retired, and though she has no immediate plans for spending the winnings, she said she will most likely get a new car. She spoke about her reaction to winning.

“It feels wonderful, if it ever sinks in,” she said. “I don’t think it’s sunk in yet.”

The announcement also addressed the winner of the $169 million Mega Millions jackpot from January 8. Whoever won that ticket has yet to come forward. Likewise, two of the three winners of the $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot have yet to come forward and claim their prize.

“The jackpot was last won in New York on January 8; the owner(s) of that $169 million ticket have yet to come forward.”

https://youtu.be/I4MAfnwuOfg

Are you going to play Mega Millions tonight?Are you looking forward to rising jackpots? If you have any questions regarding how to play Mega Millions, your state’s rules for the game or how you collect winnings, check with your local state lottery. When playing Mega Millions, each state may operate a little differently, so checking with your state’s lottery is the best way to determine what steps need to be taken in order to play legitimately as well as collect any earnings you may win. The Mega Millions drawing takes place tonight at 11:00 p.m. ET. Check back for the updated live video results and winning numbers.

Good luck!
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