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No one won the jackpot last night. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot goes to $100,000,000
Updated: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 12:33 AM
With no winner in the latest drawing, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot will be worth a projected $100,000,000 (cash option $$45.3 million) the next time the multistate lottery is played on Friday. The amount rolled over because no player matched all 5 lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball number to win the $90,000,000 jackpot Tuesday night. The winning numbers from Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 drawing were 16, 17, 43, 46, 58 with Mega Ball 16 and Megaplier X.
While there was no jackpot winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions had some big winners. 5 third prize winning tickets were sold across the nation. Among them, 5 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.
In addition, 139 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 307 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With nine different prize tiers, there were 392,716 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 drawing.
Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game sold in 44 participating states as a shared jackpot game. Roughly 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players through prize winnings. About 15% is used to as retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating lottery states. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play, pick 5 numbers from a set of 70 then pick 1 Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can select one time lump sum cash payout instead.
Contrary to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a set value. This leads to different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other lotteries. As an 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, CA state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 82,974 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 4 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $16,655 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 $14,810 payout.
- 50 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $534 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $165 to $790, with an average of $471 payout.
- 139 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $214 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $75 to $338, with an average of $203 payout.
To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, May 6th, 2025's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue May 06, 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 | 5 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 139 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 307 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 7,300 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 6,570 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 52,047 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 129,990 |
| Tue May 06, 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 | $16,655 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $534 | 50 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $214 | 139 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,192 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $11 | 2,748 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 21,875 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 54,966 |
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