Will a $2 Mega Hundreds of thousands ticket make you a multimillionaire this weekend? It did for somebody final week. After weeks of rollovers, one fortunate ticketholder awakened completely satisfied and $344 million richer on Tuesday, March 25.
And this week’s drawings are the final likelihood to purchase a ticket for simply $2, because the ticket value is ready to rise to $5 on Tuesday, April 8, together with another massive modifications to the lottery sport.
Though nobody claimed the April Fools’ Day jackpot, there was one massive winner in the Mega Hundreds of thousands drawing on Tuesday, April 1. A ticket bought in Pennsylvania matched 5 plus the Megaplier for a $2 million prize. The jackpot for the drawing on Friday, April 4, now sits at $43 million with a money possibility of $20.5 million.
The successful numbers for the Mega Hundreds of thousands lottery drawing on Friday, April 4 had been 11-28-35-37-69 and the Mega Ball was 25. Megaplier was 2x. These numbers rolled over.
The Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot for Tuesday grows to $54 million, with a money possibility of $25.7 million.
And on prime of that, Tuesday’s drawing, April 8, marks a brand new day for Mega Hundreds of thousands. Mega Hundreds of thousands tickets will price $5. And it doesn’t cease at ticket costs, there are a couple of different “mega” modifications coming to the lottery sport, like higher odds of successful and larger non-jackpot prizes.
Mega Hundreds of thousands tickets begin at $2 apiece. Beneath are some regularly requested questions concerning the sport, when successful tickets expire in Florida (it differs state by state) and lottery odds. Good luck!
Newest Mega Hundreds of thousands successful numbers for April Fools’ Day, Friday, April 4
Mega Hundreds of thousands lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. EDT each Tuesday and Friday, together with holidays. The successful numbers for the Mega Hundreds of thousands lottery drawing on Friday, April 4 had been 11-28-35-37-69 and the Mega Ball was 25. Megaplier was 2x.
In case you are questioning, the successful numbers for the Mega Hundreds of thousands lottery drawing on Tuesday, April 1 had been 11-12-21-29-49 and the Mega Ball was 3. Megaplier was 2x.
What day is the following Mega Hundreds of thousands drawing?
Mega Hundreds of thousands drawings are at 11 p.m. EDT on Tuesdays and Fridays. The subsequent Mega Hundreds of thousands lottery drawing will likely be at 11 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
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When was the final Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot received? How lengthy the jackpot has rolled over
After lower than a month of rolling over, the $113 million Mega Hundreds of thousands lottery jackpot was received on Friday, Jan. 17, when a ticket in Arizona matched all 5 numbers plus the Mega Ball.
After rolling over greater than 15 occasions, the jackpot was received once more at $344 million on Tuesday, March 25, when a ticket from Illinois matched all 5 numbers plus the Mega Ball.
Beneath is a recap of lottery drawings for the newest streak.
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How lengthy do you need to money in a Florida Lottery ticket?
Prizes for Florida Lottery have to be claimed inside 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To say a single-payment money possibility, a winner has inside the first 60 days after the relevant draw date to say it.
How uncommon is it to win Mega Hundreds of thousands?
The chances of successful are fairly low. Based on the Mega Hundreds of thousands web site, gamers have a 1 in 302,575,350 likelihood to match all 5 white balls plus the gold Mega Ball. Prizes vary from $2 (for matching the Mega Ball) to the grand prize jackpot, which varies.
Does the Florida Lottery reveal lottery winners? Are you able to keep nameless in the event you win lottery in Florida?
Based on Florida Lottery’s web site, winners can’t stay nameless: “Florida legislation mandates that the Florida Lottery present data containing info such because the winner’s identify, metropolis of residence; sport received, date received, and quantity received to any third get together who requests the knowledge.”
Nevertheless, the positioning states, the “names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or higher will likely be briefly exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, except in any other case waived by the winner.”
Lottery consultants and attorneys have mentioned there are methods to stay nameless in the event you win.
What are the very best Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpots of all time?
As of April 4, 2025, these are the most important Mega Hundreds of thousands prizes within the historical past of the sport, in accordance with megamillions.com.
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The most important Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot received on a single ticket was for $1.58 billion for Aug. 8, 2023, drawing. Closing gross sales pushed the grand prize to $1.602 billion. The successful ticket was bought at a Neptune Seaside, Florida, Publix. Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida, claimed the prize.
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The second-largest Mega Hundreds of thousands jackpot was $1.537 billion, received in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018.
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$1.348 billion received in Maine on Jan. 13, 2023
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$1.337 billion received in Illinois on July 29, 2022
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$1.22 billion received in California on Dec. 27, 2024
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$1.128 billion received in Neptune, New Jersey, on March 26, 2024
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$1.050 billion received in Michigan on Jan. 22, 2021
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$800 million received in Texas on Sept. 10, 2024
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$552 million received in Illinois on June 4, 2024
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$543 million received in California on July 24, 2018
What are the ten largest U.S. lottery jackpots ever received?
As of April 4, 2025, there have been 12 lottery jackpots which have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Solely as soon as has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the most important lottery jackpots in U.S. historical past.
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$1.58 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida
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$1.537 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands prize, Oct. 23, 2018, received by an nameless participant in South Carolina
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$1.348 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket bought in Lebanon, Maine
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$1.337 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands prize, July 29, 2022, received by an nameless partnership with a ticket bought in Des Plaines, Illinois
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$1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao of Oregon
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$1.128 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands prize, March 26, 2024, received by an nameless winner in New Jersey with the ticket bought at ShopRite Liquor No. 781 in Neptune Township, New Jersey
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$1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California
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$1.050 billion Mega Hundreds of thousands prize, Jan. 22, 2021, received by the Wolverine FLL Membership of Oakland County, Michigan
(This story was up to date.)
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