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The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $650,000,000
Updated: Saturday, October 18, 2025 12:34 AM
The grand prize in the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game has been increased to $650,000,000. The cash option will be $$304.1 million up for grab. The prize amount was rolled over since nobody hit all 6 winning numbers in Friday's $625,000,000 drawing. The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday night. The numbers from Friday, October 17th, 2025 drawing were 09, 21, 27, 48, 56 and the Mega Ball was 10, Megaplier was . Nobody won the Mega Millions grand prize in the past 59 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.
Even though there was no jackpot winner Friday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. A total of 9 lucky winners won the 3rd prize. Among them, 9 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.
In addition, 229 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. 706 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 833,502 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, October 17th, 2025 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium involving 44 state lotteries. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players through prizes. Approximately 15% goes to commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. Roughly 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating lottery states. Mega Millions drawings occur 2 times a week 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 pay 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times but not grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can select one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.
In contrast to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other lotteries. One example is, 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, CA state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 163,044 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 14 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $2,901 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 $15,201 payout.
- 88 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $530 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $216 to $1,021, with an average of $517 payout.
- 331 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $157 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 $208 payout.
To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Friday, October 17th, 2025's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Oct 17, 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 | 9 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 229 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 706 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 15,971 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 14,851 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 114,200 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 270,785 |
| Fri Oct 17, 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 | $2,901 | 14 | | 4 of 5 | $530 | 88 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $157 | 331 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 5,837 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 5,681 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $6 | 44,466 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 106,627 |
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