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A single ticket in JackpotWinners won $533,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday night's drawing
Updated: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 12:58 AM
Somebody in JackpotWinners has become really rich. One of the tickets sold in the state for Tuesday night's Mega Millions matched all 6 winning numbers drawn. The lucky player matching all 5 numbers and also the Mega Ball won the $533,000,000 jackpot. The winning numbers from Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 drawing were 16, 21, 30, 35, 65 and the Mega Ball was 07, Megaplier was . The winner will have the option of 30 annuity payments with yearly payment approximately of $20.5 million for the entire prize amount of $533,000,000, or the one-time cash option in the amount of $244.2 million before tax withholding. The jackpot winner is encouraged to sign the ticket, place it in a safe place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the chance to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winner doesn't make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
Along with the jackpot hit on Tuesday, March 10th, 2026, Mega Millions created more pleased winners walked away with huge prizes. There were 2 second prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing, matching the first 5 numbers except the Mega Ball number. The 2 lucky ticket(s) sold in , each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other major winners Tuesday evening included 7 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 194 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 646 tickets that matched 3 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine prize levels, there were a total of 831,961 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 drawing.
The upcoming Mega Millions lottery drawing, Friday, March 13th, 2026, will feature a jackpot of $50,000,000 with the cash option at $$22.9 million.
Mega Millions lottery can be played in 43 states and Washington DC. It holds the record largest jackpot in United States lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prizes. Approximately 15% is used to as retailer commissions and lottery operation expenses. Roughly 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Mega Millions drawings occur 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The overall odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Compared with other Mega Millions states, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This causes different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. For instance, the second Mega Millions prizes is $1,000,000 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 offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Tuesday, March 10th, 2026's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Mar 10, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 1
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| | 5 of 5 | $0 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 7 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 194 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 646 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 13,580 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 14,364 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 111,713 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 275,474 |
| Tue Mar 10, 2026 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 | $633 | 77 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $202 | 268 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 5,781 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 5,938 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $6 | 47,585 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 119,563 |
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