The Mega Millions jackpot was won for the second time in 2025, and a happy winner in Illinois could ask for a $ 344 million jackpot the same day when Mega Millions announced Mega major overhaul.
The winner of Illinois will choose a one -time payment of $ 159.1 million. But with the last victory, the jackpot reset $ 20 million for the next drawing.
The last time someone won the jackpot was in January when a winner in Arizona won the $ 113 million jackpot.
Mega Millions Winning Numbers for 3/25/25
The sign shows the jackpots of different lottery on December 27, 2024 in the 7-Eleven window in Miami.
The winning numbers for Tuesday, March 25, 2025, are: 1, 5, 17, 39, 62 Megaball: 8
Megapler: 2x
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Has anyone else win Mega Millions?
Yes! Another person in Florida won the $ 5 -million match award, but no one won the $ 5 million match award.
To see the list of past winners, Visit the Mega Millions WebsiteS
Major repairs to Mega Millions
The winner of the jackpot comes as a major overhaul will come to the lottery game soon. It will include the following changes, according to Mega Millions:
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Higher ticket prices ($ 2 to $ 5 per ticket increase)
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Larger initial quantities of jackpot
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Built -in multiplier in all states
TThe new game was annoyed in October 2024, but the details were already released. The last drawing of the current game is Friday, April 4th. The first drawing of the new game will be at 11pm ET on Tuesday, April 8.
“Beyond the big jackpots, the players have told us that they want bigger prizes that are not a jackpot, and that’s exactly what this new game is,” says Joshua Johnston, leading the director of the Mega Millions consortium, in a news message. “The prizes that are not Jackpot at every level rise twice to 10 times. This is the species of the new Mega Millions will deliver our players to any drawing.”
How to play on Mega Millions?
To play at Mega Millions, you need to buy a ticket. You can do this in different places, including the local comfort store, gas station or even grocery. In some states, Mega Millions tickets can be purchased online.
Once you have your ticket, you have to select six numbers. Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70. The gold mega ball varies from 1 to 25.
If you feel particularly unhappy or do not want to go through the harvest of picking, you can ask for a “quick choice” or an easy choice. These options allow the computer to randomly to generate the number for you.
For an extra dollar, players can add “Megaplier”, which increases prizes that are not Jackpot by two, three, four or five times. The megappler was prepared before six mega million numbers were withdrawn.
There are 15 megapiller balls in all:
Where can you buy mega million tickets?
Tickets can be purchased personally at gas stations, facilities and grocery stores. Some airport terminals can also sell lottery tickets.
You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official courier of the Digital Lottery of the USA Today networkIn these US states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Aidaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Montana, Nebraska, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington, DC and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to select your game and lottery number, place your order, see your ticket and collect all the profits using your phone or home computer.
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This article originally appeared in USA Today: Mega Millions Winner: A person in Illinois wins $ 344 million