$20,000 Mega Millions winner in CT as jackpot soars to $1.55 billion

Someone who played Mega Millions in Connecticut won $20,000 Friday night.

The winning numbers were 11-30-45-52-56 and the Mega Ball was 20. The Megaplier was X2.

The $20,000 winning ticket matched four numbers and the Mega Ball. It also had the megaplier.

The next Mega Millions drawing will be on Tuesday and’s up to a record-breaking $1.55 billion for the lottery. The cash option would be $757.2 million.

The prior Mega Millions jackpot record was $1.537 billion and the largest lottery jackpot in history was the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot in November.

These are the top 10 largest lottery jackpots

1. $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot — Nov. 7, 2022 (California)
2. $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot — Jan. 13, 2016 (California, Florida, Tennessee)
3. $1.55 billion Mega Millions jackpot – no jackpot winner yet
4. $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot — Oct. 23, 2018 (South Carolina)
5. $1.348 billion Mega Millions jackpot — Jan. 13, 2023 (Maine)
6. $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot — July 29, 2022 (Illinois)
7. $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot — July 19, 2023 (California)
8. $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot — Jan. 22, 2021 (Michigan)
9. $768.4 million Powerball jackpot — March 27, 2019 (Wisconsin)
10. $758.7 million Powerball jackpot — Aug. 23, 2017 (Massachusetts)