Mega Millions: Check the winning numbers for the Friday, July 28, drawing

Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer
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The latest Mega Millions drawing took place Friday at 11 p.m. The jackpot is worth an estimated $940 million, with a cash option of $472.5 million.

Winning numbers were 5-10-28-52-63. The gold Megaball was 18 and the Megaplier was 5X.

Here's what you need to know about the next Mega Millions drawing and how to play.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

Drawings take place every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. The next drawing is Tuesday, Aug. 1.

Where to buy Mega Millions tickets

You can play Mega Millions in 47 localities: 45 states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To find locations, search the Mega Millions website.

In Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana, you can buy a Mega Millions ticket at gas stations, convenience stores and supermarkets until 10:45 p.m. on drawing night.

In Kentucky, residents can also purchase tickets online at kylottery.com.

In Ohio, residents can use Lottery Card available in Kroger, Buehler’s Fresh Foods and Giant Eagle stores. It allows Ohio consumers to enter draw games on their phones and get notified and paid electronically if they win.

How to play Mega Millions

Mega Millions tickets cost $2 per play.

There are nine total ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.

Players can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers: five different numbers from the white balls numbered 1-70 and one number from the gold balls numbered 1-25.

  • Five white balls + one gold ball = Jackpot.

  • Five white balls = $1 million.

  • Four white balls + one gold ball = $10,000.

  • Four white balls = $500.

  • Three white balls + one gold ball = $200.

  • Three white balls = $10.

  • Two white balls + one gold ball= $10.

  • One white ball + one gold ball = $4.

  • One gold ball = $2.

You can either pick your lucky numbers yourself or select Easy Pick or Quick Pick and have the numbers auto-drawn. If you can't make up your mind, the Mega Millions website has a random number generator.

What is the Megaplier?

Most states offer the Megaplier feature, which increases nonjackpot prizes from two, three, four and five times.

It costs an additional $1 per play.

Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with "2X," three with "4X" and one with "5X."

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Mega Millions drawing 7/28/23: Check the winning numbers

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