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No jackpot ticket sold last night. Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $166,000,000
Updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 01:03 AM
With no winner in the last drawing, the Mega Millions lottery grand prize is going to be worth $166,000,000 (cash value $$75.2 million) the next time the multistate lottery is played on Friday. The amount rolled over since no player matched all 5 lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number to win the $150,000,000 grand prize Tuesday night. The winning numbers from Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 drawing were 12, 27, 42, 59, 65 with Mega Ball number 02 and Megaplier x. There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 38 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.One lucky player from IL walked away with $344 million grand prize in Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.
While the jackpot was not awarded Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. A total of 7 lucky tickets won the third prize. These included 7 tickets that matched 4 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
In addition, 119 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. 305 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 prize levels, there were 403,870 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the winnings 2 to 5 times except jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may select one lump sum cash payout option instead.
Unlike other Mega Millions states, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a set value. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other lotteries. For example, 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 states.
There were 86,504 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 3 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $14,940 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2 to $54,869, with an average of $14,978 payout.
- 28 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $940 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $172 to $1,021, with an average of $501 payout.
- 124 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $236 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $126 to $338, with an average of $206 payout.
To find out if you are among the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Tuesday, August 5th, 2025's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Aug 05, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 7 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 119 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 305 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 7,369 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 6,613 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 54,676 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 132,846 |
| Tue Aug 05, 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 | $14,940 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $940 | 28 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $236 | 124 | | 3 of 5 | $11 | 3,086 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,125 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 23,427 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 56,711 |
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