Mega Millions Winning Numbers Results: August 17 Lottery Winners from Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina

The Mega Millions results are in, and players are wondering, "did anyone win the Mega Millions August 17, 2012?" Friday's Mega Millions winning numbers are 8, 20, 24, 35, 56, the Mega Ball number is 24, and the Megaplier number is 3.

Check your tickets now while it's fresh in your mind. It's amazing how many people throw their lottery tickets in a kitchen junk drawer, or tuck them in their wallet and forget all about them. They could be millionaires and never know it!

Mega Millions Winners August 17, 2012

If you bought lottery tickets for Friday's game, you're probably looking for a list of Mega Millions winners, and which states sold the big tickets? While there were some big winning tickets sold, there were unfortunately no $45,000,000 jackpot winners in the August 17 drawing.

There were four (4) Match 5 + 0 for $250,000 each. The Mega Millions winners purchased their lucky tickets from the Michigan Lottery, New Jersey Lottery, Ohio Lottery, and South Carolina Lottery commissions. The second-tier prize winning amounts are normally $250,000 each—unless the lottery winners spent an extra dollar on a Megaplier ticket which would mean their tickets would be automatically increased to $1,000,000. What a great investment! For an extra dollar you could be a millionaire!

There were also twenty-six (26) Match 4 + 1 winners for $10,000 each. The lottery winners matched four out of five white Mega Millions winning numbers, and the Mega Ball number for the August 17 drawing. With the Megaplier number being 3, any third-tier winners who purchased Megaplier tickets will see their prize winnings multiplied to $30,000 instead!

Are you one of the August 17 Mega Millions lottery winners? If so, sign the back of your tickets immediately and put them in a safe place until you're ready to claim your lottery prizes. What will you spend your new found riches on?

When Is the Next Mega Millions Drawing?

The next Mega Millions drawing is August 21, 2012 at 11:00 p.m. EDT. Tuesday's estimated jackpot has grown to a whopping $55,000,000 annuity, or $41,000,000 cash-value before taxes. Mega Millions 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.