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Mega Millions jackpot goes to $60,000,000 Friday; 1 player matched the first 5 numbers
Updated: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:49 AM
There were no Mega Millions grand prize winners for Tuesday's $50,000,000 dollar drawing, so the grand prize will leap to an estimated $60,000,000 with the cash value at $$26.9 million Friday, April 25th, 2025. The numbers from Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 drawing were 25, 39, 49, 52, 65 and the Mega Ball was 22, Megaplier was . The Mega Millions grand prize has been growing for eight draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket sold in IL, matched all six numbers for a $344 million top prize.
Though the jackpot was not awarded Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. There was a single ticket that correctly matched all 5 lotto numbers and won the second prize. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) bought in WA will collect $1,000,000 cash each.
Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 5 tickets that matched 4 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $10,000. Also, 100 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 297 tickets that matched 3 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine prize levels, there were a total of 376,744 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 drawing.
Mega Millions game can be played in 43 states and D.C. It holds the record largest jackpot of $656 million in United States lottery history. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players in prize winnings. Approximately 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member states. The overall chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Not like other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. Such as, the 2nd Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar could pay the winner more than a million dollar due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, California state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 78,898 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,305 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $1,470 to $54,869, with an average of $15,468 payout.
- 30 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $790 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $165 to $790, with an average of $468 payout.
- 125 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $211 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $75 to $275, with an average of $202 payout.
To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Apr 22, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 5 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 100 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 297 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 6,618 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 6,011 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 48,206 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 127,134 |
| Tue Apr 22, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $43,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,305 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $790 | 30 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $211 | 125 | | 3 of 5 | $11 | 2,775 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 2,638 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 20,908 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 52,420 |
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