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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $520,000,000 Friday, October 3rd, 2025; One player won the second prize
Updated: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 01:01 AM
There were no Mega Millions jackpot winners for Tuesday's $497,000,000 dollar drawing, so the grand prize will rise to $520,000,000 with the lump-sum cash payout at an estimated $$240.1 million Friday, October 3rd, 2025. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, September 30th, 2025 were 04, 08, 27, 37, 63 and the Mega Ball was 14, Megaplier was . The Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling over for 54 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.The last jackpot was won by one lucky ticket sold in IL, matched all six numbers for a $344 million top prize.
Although there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with huge prizes. There was only one ticket that correctly matched all five numbers and won the second prize. The one lucky ticket(s) purchased in , each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 5 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. In addition, 207 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 671 tickets that matched three white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With nine ways to win, there were 660,958 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 drawing.
Mega Millions game can be played in 43 states and Washington DC. It holds the record biggest jackpot of $656 million in U.S. lottery history. Mega Millions uses a 5/70+1/25 system to randomly pick winning numbers. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can choose one lump-sum cash payout instead.
Contrary to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other forty three states. Such as, 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, California state lottery doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 136,146 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 5 of 5 and won $756,186 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 5 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $5 to $1,774,447, with an average of $648,759 payout.
- 4 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $9,109 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 $15,743 payout.
- 92 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $455 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 $514 payout.
- 275 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $169 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 out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Tuesday, September 30th, 2025's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Sep 30, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 5 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 207 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 671 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 14,231 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 12,472 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 91,161 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 211,731 |
| Tue Sep 30, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $43,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $756,186 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $9,109 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $455 | 92 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $169 | 275 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 5,813 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 4,975 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 37,494 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 87,491 |
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