Mega Millions Winning Numbers Results: California, Georgia Lottery Winners April 27, Jackpot Climbs to $102M

Did you win a Mega Millions prize on April 27, 2012? The Mega Millions winning numbers are 2, 5, 45, 46, 47, the Mega Ball number is 37, and the Megaplier number is X 4. Friday night's drawing produced 683,005 Mega Millions winners from Massachusetts to California and everywhere in between. They'll soon be cashing lottery checks ranging from $2 to $250,000. Are you one of the lucky lottery winners?

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Mega Millions Lottery Winners April 27, 2012

There were eight (8) Match 5 + 0 winners in Friday's game. Two (2) of the second-tier Mega Millions winners purchased their tickets from the California Lottery. California Mega Millions winners don't get the standard payout of $250,000 when they win a second-tier prize. Instead, prize amounts are pari-mutuel and will vary depending on ticket sales and number of winners. The last two drawings have awarded California lottery winners with more than $250,000. Don't you wish you lived in California?

There were also three (3) lottery winners that purchased tickets from the Georgia Lottery, and one (1) each from the Massachusetts Lottery, Maryland Lottery, and Ohio Lottery. The winners matched five out of six Mega Millions winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball number for the April 27th drawing. These Mega Millions prizes are for $250,000 each, unless of course the winners were smart and bought Megaplier tickets, which means their prize winnings will now increase to $1,000,000!

Thirty-eight (38) Match 4 + 1 winners scored prizes of $10,000 each, and another 682,959 tickets for prizes worth $2 to $150 were sold as well. If any of these lottery winners purchased Megaplier tickets for their wagers, they'll have their prize winnings multiplied by 4.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

The next Mega Millions drawing is May 1, 2012 at 11:00pm EDT. You don't want to miss this drawing as Tuesday's estimated jackpot is up to $102,000,000 annuity, or $74,000,000 cash-value before taxes. Mega Millions winning numbers are drawn Tuesday and Friday evenings at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets are sold in 42 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Remember, playing the lottery should be fun, but sometimes too much lottery fun can be addictive and could ruin lives. Please play responsibly, and don't spend more than you're willing to lose.