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Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $197,000,000 Friday, February 28th, 2025; Two second prize tickets sold
Updated: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 01:41 AM
The grand prize in the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game has been rolled up to $197,000,000. The cash option stands at $$91.9 million up for grab. The prize amount was rolled over because no player matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number in Tuesday's $181,000,000 drawing. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night. The numbers from Tuesday night, February 25th, 2025 were 04-08-11-32-52 and the Mega Ball was 13, Megaplier was 2.
Even though there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There were two lucky players that matched the first five white ball numbers and won the 2nd prize. The two lucky ticket(s) sold in GA,IL, each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other major winners Tuesday evening included 11 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional winners Tuesday night included 294 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. 811 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With nine different prize tiers, there were a total of 1,010,922 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. sold in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, pick 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then pick one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can choose one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.
Unlike other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other forty three states. One example is, the 2nd Mega Millions prizes is $1,000,000 could pay the winner over $1000,000 due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, CA state lottery doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 72,297 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 $8,933 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 $14,968 payout.
- 56 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $359 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $165 to $774, with an average of $469 payout.
- 127 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $180 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 $204 payout.
To find if you are among the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, February 25th, 2025's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Feb 25, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $181,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 2
GA,IL
| | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 11 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 294 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 811 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 18,253 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 16,073 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 109,737 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 243,821 |
| Tue Feb 25, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $181,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $369,843 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $8,933 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $359 | 56 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $180 | 127 | | 3 of 5 | $8 | 3,423 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $8 | 2,873 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $3 | 20,140 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 45,676 |
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