A single player in IL walked away with $344,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday night's drawing

Florida Mega Millions News and Payout for Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 Drawing

A person in IL won the $344,000,000 FL Mega Millions lottery drawing Tuesday night. The winning numbers from Tuesday night, March 25th, 2025 were 01-05-17-39-62 with Mega Ball 08 and Megaplier X2. The winner can either take a cash option worth $161.5 million before taxes, or choose to receive 30-year annuity option with annual payment about $13.23 million before taxes. The winning ticket holder is encouraged to sign the ticket, place it in a secure place and get in touch with lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the opportunity to select the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winner does not make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.

In addition to the grand prize won on Tuesday, Mega Millions generated many more happy winners walked away with large winnings. There was a sole ticket that correctly matched the first 5 numbers and won the 2nd prize. The one second prize winning ticket(s) sold in FL will collect a quarter million dollar cash each.

In addition, 11 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Other winners Tuesday evening included 277 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. There were 770 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With 9 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 next Florida Mega Millions lottery jackpot is estimated at $20,000,000 for Friday, March 28th, 2025. The cash option stands at $$9.2 million.

Mega Millions lottery can be played in 43 states and D.C. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back on the players through prizes. Around 15% is used to as retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. Around 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions drawings occur 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. The odds of winning any prizes are about 1 to 14. The odds of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners may select 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 Florida w/o Megaplier
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners

Tue Mar 25, 2025 MEGA Millions Payout of Florida with Megaplier
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners

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Florida MEGA Millions	SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
12 39 43 49 55 MB: 23 Tue Feb 24, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Intelli-Combos | Power Picks | Frequency Chart | Overdue Chart Win Checker | Lotto Wheels | Prize Analysis News & Payout | Skip and Hit Analysis	Next Draw: Fri Feb 27, 2026 $458,000,000  Change: +$20,000,000