Mega Millions Numbers, Results for 02/22/22: Did Anyone Win $75 Million Tuesday Jackpot?

The Mega Millions lottery for February 22 saw an estimated jackpot of $75 million up for grabs and a cash value option of $50.1 million.

The lucky numbers for this draw were announced at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The regular white balls were 06, 17, 22, 57 and 62.

Meanwhile, the special yellow Mega Ball was 03 and a Megaplier bonus of 3X was in effect (giving winners a chance to potentially treble their earnings).

Did Anyone Win the Mega Millions Jackpot on February 22?

If you head over to the official Mega Millions website, you can find the results for all previous draws. These are presented in tables charting how many people won in each prize tier and if any of them paid the extra $1 for a Megaplier bonus.

Not a single lottery entrant managed to guess all five white balls and the yellow mega ball on Tuesday, February 22, which means that the jackpot prize went unclaimed. The money for this will now roll over into the next draw on Friday.

February 22 Mega Millions Results

Nobody won $1 million dollars by matching just the five white balls either.

A total of 12 people did correctly guess four of the white balls and the yellow Mega Ball (netting them $10,000 each). From this group, two people elected to buy the Megaplier and so tripled their winnings to $30,000.

There were 260 winners in the next prize tier down, which is for matching four white balls. These players will all get $500, but 59 of them have boosted their earnings with the Megaplier.

Meanwhile, 802 people matched three white balls and the yellow power ball, which is worth $200. 165 of these entrants multiplied their winnings to $600 as well.

In terms of the smaller prizes, a total of 36,126 players won $10 (by either matching three white balls or two white balls and the yellow ball).

Finally, 135,892 players matched a white ball and the yellow ball (worth $4) and 314,097 got just the Mega Ball on its own (worth $2).

How to Play Mega Millions

Mega Millions lotteries are conducted every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET.

To enter one of the draws, you need to buy a $2 ticket. These are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. However, they are not available to purchase in Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, or Utah.

Once you've got a hold of a ticket, you will then need to select your lucky numbers. There are five regular white balls that you need to guess (which can be anything between 1 and 70), as well as a special yellow Mega Ball (between 1 and 25).

If you match all six balls (the odds of doing this are reportedly 1 in 302,575,350) then you will be eligible to claim the grand prize. The exact amount of money on offer with this jackpot varies from draw to draw, as it is contingent on things like overall ticket sales and how long it has been since the last person won.

As is the case with the Powerball lottery, you can accept your winnings as either a single lump sum or in annuity payments that are spread out over the course of 29 years.

Even if you fail to get the jackpot, you can still win some money from Mega Millions. There are a total of nine different prize tiers in this lottery, ranging from just to $2 to $1 million. For example, if you managed to correctly guess four white balls and the Mega Ball, you'll still net at least $10,000.

Should you opt-in for the Megaplier bonus (by paying an extra $1) then you can potentially increase your winnings by double, triple, quadruple or quintuple the original amount. This does not apply to the jackpot, nor will it make a difference if you didn't match any of the lottery numbers at all.

The Megaplier effect is randomly decided at the beginning of each draw. For instance, on February 22 it was set at 3X.

More information about the Mega Millions lottery can be found on its official website.

Update 2/23/22, 6:36 a.m. ET: This article was updated to include the winners.