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$344,000,000 Mega Millions grand prize won in IL
Updated: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 12:34 AM
One lucky winner in IL matched all six numbers in the Tuesday drawing and won the $344,000,000 jackpot. The numbers from Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing were 01, 05, 17, 39, 62 and the Mega Ball was 08, Megaplier was 2. The winner will have the choice of 30 annuity payments with annual payment in the amount of $13.23 million for the entire prize amount of $344,000,000, or the one-time cash option in the amount of $161.5 million before tax withholding. The grand prize winner is highly suggested to sign the ticket, put it in a secure place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the chance 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.
Along with the jackpot hit on Tuesday, more people took home with large winnings. There was only one lucky ticket correctly matched the first five lotto numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the 2nd prize. The one lucky ticket(s) purchased in FL, each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Tuesday night included 11 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Tuesday night included 277 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. There were 770 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.
There were 109,302 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of New York. There were 54651 jackpot winning tickets sold in the state of New York.
With 9 different ways to win, there were a total of 1,239,780 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.
The jackpot of next Mega Millions lottery drawing will be $20,000,000 with the cash option at $$9.2 million for Friday, March 28th, 2025.
Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players through prize winnings. Approximately 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. Around 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday night at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. The overall odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions jackpot are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize starts at $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can choose one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
| Tue Mar 25, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $344,000,000 | 1 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 11 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 277 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 770 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 19,548 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 18,171 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 134,980 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 314,365 |
| Tue Mar 25, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(w/o Megaplier) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $10,000 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $500 | 19 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 82 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 1,920 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 1,758 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $4 | 13,124 | | Megaball Only | $2 | 30,200 |
| Tue Mar 25, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(with Megaplier) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 | $2,000,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $20,000 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $1,000 | 4 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $400 | 13 | | 3 of 5 | $20 | 344 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $20 | 281 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $8 | 2,158 | | Megaball Only | $4 | 4,746 |
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