Mega Millions results: Winning numbers for Friday, January 1 – $401million jackpot

THE US Mega Millions lottery results are in and it's time to find out if anyone has won a life-changing amount of money.

Someone may have won $401million during tonight’s drawing on January 1.

Tonight's winning numbers are 8, 24, 53, 68, 69, and 7 on the gold Mega ball.

All players must match all five white balls and the gold Mega ball in order to win the jackpot.

There is no guarantee that a jackpot will be awarded for every drawing.

Other smaller cash prizes are also included.

Mega Millions tickets cost $2 and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the US Virgin Islands.

A world record jackpot of $1.537billion was hit in October of 2018 by one ticket sold in South Carolina.

The odds of winning the Mega jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.

The popular game launched in 1996.

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