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#Draw DateWinning NumbersMega BallMegaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Apr 29, 2025
16
33
40
51
57
10
megaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Apr 25, 2025
38
40
60
62
70
09
megaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Apr 22, 2025
25
39
49
52
65
22
megaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Apr 18, 2025
05
13
15
17
28
01
megaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Apr 15, 2025
06
10
13
24
63
02
megaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Apr 11, 2025
15
37
38
56
58
19
megaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Apr 08, 2025
10
16
50
60
61
17
megaplier
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Apr 04, 2025
11
28
35
37
69
25
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsTue Apr 01, 2025
11
12
21
29
49
03
megaplier 2
MEGA Millions	drawing	resultsFri Mar 28, 2025
02
09
31
60
63
23
megaplier 5
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 California MEGA Millions News and Payout for Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

California Mega Millions Payout and News
Updated: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 12:49 AM

There were no Mega Millions grand prize winners for Tuesday's $50,000,000 dollar drawing, so the grand prize will leap to an estimated $60,000,000 with the cash value at $$26.9 million Friday, April 25th, 2025. The numbers from Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 drawing were 25, 39, 49, 52, 65 and the Mega Ball was 22, Megaplier was . The Mega Millions grand prize has been growing for eight 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.

Though the jackpot was not awarded Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. There was a single ticket that correctly matched all 5 lotto numbers and won the second prize. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) bought in WA will collect $1,000,000 cash each.

Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 5 tickets that matched 4 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $10,000. Also, 100 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 297 tickets that matched 3 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $200.

With nine prize levels, there were a total of 376,744 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 drawing.

Mega Millions game can be played in 43 states and D.C. It holds the record largest jackpot of $656 million in United States lottery history. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players in prize winnings. Approximately 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member states. The overall chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

Not like other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. Such as, 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, California state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.

There were 78,898 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 $10,305 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 $15,468 payout.
  • 30 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $790 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 $468 payout.
  • 125 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $211 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 $202 payout.

To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold.

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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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