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No jackpot winning ticket sold. Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $181,000,000 Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
Updated: Saturday, February 22, 2025 12:59 AM
Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune is going to be up for grabs on Tuesday, when Mega Millions has $181,000,000 on the line. The cash option will be a projected $$82.7 million. Mega Millions' grand prize increased because no one hit all 5 white ball numbers and the Mega Ball number drawn Friday night. The winning numbers from Friday, February 21st, 2025 drawing were 01, 13, 28, 37, 46 and the Mega Ball was 10, Megaplier was 2. There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 10 draws since Tuesday, January 21st, 2025.The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket sold in AZ, matched all six numbers for a $0 million top prize.
Although the grand prize was not awarded Friday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. A total of 24 lucky tickets won the 3rd prize. These included 24 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
In addition, 227 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 672 tickets that matched 3 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With 9 different ways to win, there were a total of 972,544 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, February 21st, 2025 drawing.
Mega Millions game can be played in 43 states and D.C. To play Mega Millions, select 5 numbers from a set of 70 and pick one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the winnings 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can select one time lump sum cash payout instead.
In contrast to other Mega Millions states, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This leads to different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other forty three states. For instance, the 2nd 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, CA state lottery does not offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Friday, February 21st, 2025's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Feb 21, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $165,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 24 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 227 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 672 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 14,206 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 13,099 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 101,632 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 240,393 |
| Fri Feb 21, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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