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No one matched all six numbers last night. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $198,000,000
Updated: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 01:09 AM
There were no Mega Millions game jackpot winners for Tuesday's $182,000,000 dollar drawing, so the grand prize will go to an estimated $198,000,000 with the cash value of a projected $$89.3 million Friday, August 15th, 2025. The numbers from Tuesday, August 12th, 2025 drawing were 01-08-31-56-67 and the Mega Ball was 23, Megaplier was .
While the jackpot was not hit Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. 6 3rd prize winning tickets were sold nationwide. These included 6 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
In addition, 127 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 322 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With nine ways to win, there were a total of 411,800 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, August 12th, 2025 drawing.
Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game offered in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record largest jackpot in United States lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prize winnings. Approximately 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operation expenses. About 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the member states. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. The overall chances of winning any prizes is about 1 to 14. The chances of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may select one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Not like other Mega Millions participants, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other 43 Mega Millions states. For example, the second 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, CA state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Tuesday, August 12th, 2025's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Aug 12, 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 | 6 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 127 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 322 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 8,227 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 7,248 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 57,145 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 132,825 |
| Tue Aug 12, 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 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $465 | 60 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $187 | 166 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,363 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,104 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 24,092 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 58,772 |
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