California MEGA Millions Results, Intelligent Picks, Lotto Wheels

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Find below a list containing the latest 30 California(CA) MEGA Millions drawing results. The results are shown by draw date and in descending order with the latest MEGA Millions winning numbers shown first. In case you want to learn more about past results, you can look up Search Past California(CA) MEGA Millions results, and California(CA) MEGA Millions winning numbers calendar.
Mega Millions | Calottery Mega Millions
#Draw DateWinning NumbersMega BallMegaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Mar 25, 2025
01
05
17
39
62
08
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Mar 21, 2025
15
22
31
52
57
02
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Mar 18, 2025
27
28
31
32
33
24
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Mar 14, 2025
03
17
39
42
70
01
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Mar 11, 2025
01
19
26
38
69
15
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Mar 07, 2025
08
20
48
58
60
07
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Mar 04, 2025
14
19
47
52
70
06
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Feb 28, 2025
09
19
30
35
66
16
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Feb 25, 2025
04
08
11
32
52
13
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Feb 21, 2025
01
13
28
37
46
10
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Feb 18, 2025
01
20
25
58
61
22
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Feb 14, 2025
11
19
31
49
56
16
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Feb 11, 2025
07
30
39
41
70
13
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Feb 07, 2025
04
24
32
41
55
16
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Feb 04, 2025
14
24
31
53
54
01
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Jan 31, 2025
09
28
48
56
63
02
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Jan 28, 2025
10
19
31
47
56
06
megaplier 5
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Jan 24, 2025
08
12
43
52
62
18
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Jan 21, 2025
27
30
56
64
65
22
megaplier 4
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Jan 17, 2025
08
10
37
54
69
22
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Jan 14, 2025
04
14
35
49
62
06
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Jan 10, 2025
09
23
39
65
66
22
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Jan 07, 2025
20
24
33
39
48
18
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Jan 03, 2025
20
42
46
59
69
19
megaplier 4
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Dec 31, 2024
13
22
27
29
35
01
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Dec 27, 2024
03
07
37
49
55
06
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Dec 24, 2024
11
14
38
45
46
03
megaplier 3
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Dec 20, 2024
02
20
51
56
67
19
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Dec 17, 2024
56
66
67
68
69
18
megaplier 4
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Dec 13, 2024
36
43
52
58
65
16
megaplier 3
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 California MEGA Millions News and Payout for Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

California Mega Millions Payout and News
Updated: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 01:21 AM

Somebody is celebrating in IL, and for good reason. A single ticket has won the jackpot from the most recent Mega Millions lotto drawing. Lottery officials said the winning ticket from Tuesday night's drawing worth $344,000,000 was sold in IL. The identity of the newest millionaire has not been determined, nor has the location of the ticket purchase. The numbers from Tuesday night, March 25th, 2025 were 01-05-17-39-62 with Mega Ball 08 and Megaplier X2. The winner can take a cash option worth $161.5 million before taxes, or decide to receive 30-year annuity option with yearly payment in the amount of $13.23 million before taxes. The jackpot winner is highly suggested to sign the ticket, place it in a secure place and get in touch with lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the opportunity 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.

In addition to the jackpot won on Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, a lot more players took home with huge pile of cash. There was a sole second prize winner from Tuesday night's drawing, matching the first five white ball numbers except the Mega Ball number. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) sold in FL will collect a million dollar cash each.

Additional major winners Tuesday night included 11 tickets that matched four white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 277 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 770 tickets that matched 3 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $200.

With 9 different ways to win, there were a total of 1,239,780 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.

The next Mega Millions lottery top prize is estimated at $20,000,000 for Friday, March 28th, 2025. The cash option will be $$9.2 million.

Mega Millions lottery is played in 43 states and Washington DC. It holds the record largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. About 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players in prizes. Around 15% is used to as retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. Approximately 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions lottery uses a 5/70+1/25 system from which winning numbers are chosen. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The overall odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions grand prize are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

Compared with other Mega Millions states, all the nine prize levels of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other forty three states. By way of 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, California state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.

There were 96,796 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 $11,794 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 $15,499 payout.
  • 67 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $396 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 $470 payout.
  • 178 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 $75 to $275, with an average of $204 payout.

To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, March 25th, 2025's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold.

  • Detailed Draw Results For California

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 About California Mega Millions

California Mega Millions - All you need to become a Millionaire is $1 and lady luck smiling on you.

California Mega Millions States
Can you imagine a lottery where 94% of the ticket cost is diverted back to public? That is what California Mega Millions does for all of you.

California Lottery was started in 1985 after lottery was legalised in California in the year 1984. Later California Lottery started participating in the already existing and popular lottery called Mega Millions, thereby giving birth to California Mega Million.

An unbelievable $ 12,000,000 is the jackpot prize. Just imagine what all you can do with this kind of money.

The popular lottery - Mega Millions also called MM is a lottery that is available or played across multiple states in America. The name of the Mega Millions lottery earlier was .The Big Game..

In California Mega Millions, you need to select any 6 numbers from two different groups of numbers. The 1st group of numbers is from 1 to 56 and the 2nd group of numbers is from 1 to 46. If six numbers match, you win the jackpot. In California, prizes are pari-mutuel which means the payouts depends on the quantity of tickets sold and within that, the quantity of tickets have won the games.

You can claim your California Mega Millions prize from 2 modes of payment. One is annual payment where you will be provided in 26 annual payments and the other is cash payment where full amount is paid.

The California Mega Millions draws are conducted 2 days a week on Tuesday and Friday. The draw is at 7.45 pm.

 How to play California Mega Millions?

California Mega Millions How to Play
California Mega Millions can be played in 4 easy steps - Find, Pick, Buy, Play.
  1. Visit your nearest California Mega Millions retailer. There are 20,000 California Mega Millions retail shops.
  2. Once you convey your wish to play the California Mega Millions game, the retailer would give you a play slip.
  3. You need to then pick 5 numbers you consider lucky from 2 groups of numbers. The 1st 4 numbers you need to choose is from 1 to 56 and the 5th numbers you need to choose is from 1 to 46.
  4. You need to choose & mark these numbers on the California Mega Millions pay slip.
  5. In case you are unable to choose the numbers on your own, use the Quick Pick facility where a computer would choose the numbers for you randomly.
  6. Each California Mega Millions play slip contains 5 plays. You need to buy more pay slips to play more games.
  7. There is also a feature in called Advance Play which permits you to bet on the same numbers on successive draws.
  8. In case you are availing Quick Pick, you are permitted up to 10 plays on the same play slip.
  9. While marking on the pay slip, see that you use only black ink or blue ink pens. Other colours are not valid. In case you made mistake, instead of erasing, use the VOID box to make your mark.
  10. Once you have ensured that you have marked your California Mega Millions pay slip correctly, hand it over to the retailer along with $1.You would then be given a ticket. This ticket you receive also acts as a receipt.
    California Mega Millions Ticket
  11. Check the correctness of the ticket you have received for the date, the numbers you have placed bet on, draw details and the amount paid for the ticket.
  12. Once you are convinced that the information available on the California Mega Millions ticket is correct, place your signature on the back side of the ticket.
  13. It is to be noted that a California Mega Millions ticket that is once sold will not, under any circumstance, be cancelled.
  14. The tickets are bar coded. You can check you winning status either by scanning your ticket at the retailer or by visiting the California Mega Millions website.

 More About California Mega Millions

The California Mega Millions draw is usually conducted in the city of Atlanta in Georgia. It is conducted by WSB-TV.

For very large draws, the Mega Millions draw is sometimes conducted in New York City's Times Square.

The first 5 numbers are chosen using white colored balls and the 6th number is called the Mega Ball number. The 2 sets of numbers are drawn using different machines.

Unlike other states, Megaplier, a $2 game, is not offered as a part of California Mega Millions.

Prizes

The chance of winning a California Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 175,711,536.

The chance of winning any prize is 1 in 40.

There are chances that there is more than one winner in a California Mega Millions draw. In such a case the prize is shared among the winners. However the number of winners, if belonging to the same group, should not be more than 100.

Suppose the winner dies before collecting the prize money, his / her heir can collect the California Mega Millions prize money. There is of course a formal procedure for the same.

The winners should claim or collect their prize within 180 days. If not collected, the prize will be awarded to the state of California and in turn fund schools and colleges.

The prizes of California Mega Millions above $599 are taxable. However there is no state/ or local tax pertaining to California.

It is mind blowing to know that the largest or biggest jackpot ever won in Mega Millions is of prize money $ 656,000,000 which is in 26 annual payments or an equivalent cash amount of $474,000,000. This was in the year 2012.

The 2nd highest jackpot (payable in 26 annual instalments) that was won was $390 million and the 3rd largest is $380 million.

Payment

You have to claim the jackpot prize within a year unlike other Mega Millions prizes which give a period of 180 days period. Thereafter you have 60 days to choose either the cash or the 26 annual payments.

In case of prizes other than jackpot, the same needs to be claimed within 180 days.

Eligibility

You need to be at least 18 years old if you need to play California Mega Millions.

Younger people . do not lose heart. You can win or collect the prizes on tickets that have been gifted to you.

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