Mega Millions Results – Latest Winning Numbers & Prize Breakdown
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The popular American lottery offers an estimated starting jackpot of $50 million with an excellent 1 in 23 overall odds of winning a prize. Enter America’s top lottery jackpot game, and you could become a billionaire by matching just five numbers for a $10 million 2nd prize! Enter the next Mega Millions draw online at Magiclotto right now!
MegaMillions Lottery Information
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Guess Range |
5/70 + Mega Ball 1/24 |
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Offered In |
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, U.S., Puerto Rico, USA |
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Schedule |
Tue 22:00 (US Eastern Time) |
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Jackpot Type |
CASH |
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Tax Requirement |
Lottery prizes are subject to taxation at the source. There are three tax bands. Tax Band 1: Tax-free up to $599.99. Tax Band 2: Any prize between $600 and $1,499.99 is subject to a tax rate of 30% for non-residents. Tax Band 3: Any prize above $1,500 is subject to a tax rate of 38% for non-residents. Check the tax laws in your country of residence for any further local taxation you may be subject to. |
MegaMillions Winning Odds
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Divisions |
Match |
Winnings Divisions |
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1 Prize |
5+1 Mega Ball |
1:290,472,336 |
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2 Prize |
5 |
1:12,607,306 |
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3 Prize |
4+1 Mega Ball |
1:931,001 |
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4 Prize |
4 |
1:38,792 |
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5 Prize |
3+1 Mega Ball |
1:14,547 |
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6 Prize |
3 |
1:606 |
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7 Prize |
2+1 Mega Ball |
1:693 |
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8 Prize |
1+1 Mega Ball |
1:89 |
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9 Prize |
0+1 Mega Ball |
1:37 |
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The US Mega Millions lottery features nine prize divisions. Five winning numbers in addition to the Mega Ball entitle winning players to phenomenal jackpot prizes while partial matches determine winners of the secondary prizes. The winning numbers are chosen from a drum of 1-70, and a Mega Ball is an additional number, chosen from a separate drum of 1-24 that helps lottery fans win the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th prize categories. Mega Millions prizes are subject to local and federal taxes in the state in which the lottery ticket was purchased. Check Mega Millions numbers at MagicLotto to see if you are a winning player! To view more lottery draw results online, click here.
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Mega Millions Set for Historic Transformation: Jackpot Potential to Double in April 2025
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The Mega Millions lottery is undergoing its most significant transformation in years, with exciting changes set to take effect on April 8, 2025. This latest evolution aims to create a more thrilling game experience with substantially larger prizes across all tiers.
Following the final draw under the current format on April 4, 2025, Mega Millions will enter what officials are calling a "new era" of lottery gaming. The most notable change is the dramatic increase in potential jackpots, with average top prizes expected to reach approximately $800 million, nearly doubling the current average of $450 million.
The changes include a restructured prize matrix and improved odds. The starting jackpot will more than double from $20 million to an impressive $50 million, ensuring even newly reset jackpots offer life-changing sums. Players will also benefit from slightly better odds, with the chance of winning the jackpot improving to 1 in 290,472,336 from the previous 1 in 302,575,350.
This improvement comes from a small but significant change to the game's structure - the removal of one gold Mega Ball, bringing the total from 25 down to 24. As a result, the overall odds of winning any prize will improve from 1 in 24 to 1 in 23.
"Beyond big jackpots, players told us they want bigger non-jackpot prizes and that's exactly what this new game delivers," said Joshua Johnston, Lead Director of the Mega Millions Consortium.
The prize structure has been completely overhauled to eliminate small wins. The minimum prize will increase from $2 to $10, ensuring players always win more than the cost to play. The most dramatic change comes to the second-tier prize, which jumps from $1 million to a potential $10 million with the new multiplier feature.
Every ticket will now include an automatic multiplier feature (previously optional), which will increase all non-jackpot prizes by 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or an exciting new 10X factor. This guarantees substantially larger secondary prizes across all tiers.
These enhancements come with a price increase, as tickets will now cost $5 instead of $2. However, this price already includes the multiplier feature (previously a $1 add-on), and officials emphasize that the value proposition is stronger than ever with the guaranteed prize increases.
The April 2025 changes mark only the second price adjustment in the game's 20-year history, with the previous change occurring in 2017. That update increased the minimum jackpot from $15 million to $40 million and adjusted the matrix to 5/70 + PB 1/25, which at the time made the odds more challenging but led to larger jackpots.
With these transformative updates, Mega Millions continues its tradition of evolving to meet player expectations while delivering ever more thrilling lottery experiences and life-changing prizes!
What Is the Biggest Mega Millions Jackpot Ever?
Mega Millions has a long history of record-breaking jackpots. On 30 March 2012, a massive $656 million jackpot was shared between three winning tickets sold in Maryland, Kansas and Illinois. At the time, it was the largest lottery jackpot ever awarded in the United States.
One of the winning tickets belonged to the Maryland-based “Three Amigos”, who shared their portion of the prize. That $656 million record stood until Powerball's extraordinary $1.586 billion jackpot in January 2016.
Mega Millions went on to break through the billion-dollar barrier several times. On 23 October 2018, a single ticket sold in South Carolina won $1.537 billion, setting a new Mega Millions record at the time.
Other enormous jackpots followed, including $1.337 billion in Illinois in July 2022 and $1.348 billion in Maine on 13 January 2023.
Largest Mega Millions Jackpot in History
The largest Mega Millions jackpot in history was eventually won on 8 August 2023, when a single ticket purchased in Neptune Beach, Florida claimed an incredible $1.602 billion jackpot.
The advertised jackpot carried a cash option of $794.2 million before applicable taxes. That Florida win remains the Mega Millions record jackpot as of 2026.
More Huge Mega Millions Jackpots
The enormous prizes have continued. In March 2024, a ticket sold in New Jersey won a $1.128 billion jackpot, while another huge $1.269 billion jackpot was won in California in December 2024.
In November 2025, a ticket sold in Georgia won $983 million.
Mega Millions has continued producing major winners in 2026. A ticket sold in Illinois won $536 million on 10 March 2026, followed by an $803 million jackpot won in Florida on 28 July 2026. The $803 million Florida prize became one of the ten largest jackpots in Mega Millions history.
Can Mega Millions Still Produce Billion-Dollar Jackpots?
Absolutely. Mega Millions remains one of the world's best-known jackpot lotteries, with its rolling jackpot capable of reaching extraordinary levels when several consecutive draws pass without a jackpot winner.
Under the current Mega Millions format introduced in April 2025, players select five main numbers from 1 to 70 plus one Mega Ball from 1 to 24.
The odds of matching all five main numbers plus the Mega Ball and winning the jackpot are approximately 1 in 290,472,336.
While enormous jackpots attract worldwide attention, Mega Millions remains a game of chance and no number-selection method or strategy can guarantee a winning ticket.