We have a winner!
A player in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, winning the $1.13 billion jackpot. This is the first time the jackpot has been won this year, which had been steadily growing since December 2023 over 31 drawings.
Although the official jackpot will be determined after sales from all the participating jurisdictions are determined, the just-won $1.13 billion prize was the fifth-largest in Mega Millions history. It had a $537.5 million cash option.
After the win, the jackpot has been reset to to $20 million with a $9.5 million cash option.
Here's what to know about the Mega Millions lottery win.
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Who won the Mega Millions?
A lucky player in New Jersey matched the five white balls and the gold Mega Ball in the March 26 drawing, winning the $1.13 billion jackpot.
It had a cash value of $537.5, and had been growing for the past 31 drawings, ever since two tickets in California shared the $394 million prize in December 2023.
The New Jersey player has not been publicly identified. This is the first time a player in the Garden State has won the Mega Millions jackpot in almost four years, the lottery said, with the last instance occurring in July 2020.
“Congratulations to the New Jersey Lottery for selling a jackpot-winning ticket in Tuesday’s $1.13 billion Mega Millions drawing,” Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin, lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a release. “We celebrate our new jackpot winner, as well as all the prizes won and dollars raised for good causes during this exciting jackpot run.”
What were the last Mega Millions winning numbers?
The winning numbers from the Tuesday drawing were 7, 11, 22, 29 and 38. The Mega Ball was 4 and the Megaplier was 2X.
In addition to the jackpot win in New Jersey, there was also a $2 million Match 5 + Megaplier winner in New York, who ordered the ticket using the USA TODAY Network's official digital lottery courier, Jackpocket, and $1 million Match 5 winners in the following states:
◾ California
◾ Colorado
◾ Florida (2)
◾ Georgia (2)
◾ Illinois
◾ Indiana
◾ Michigan
◾ New York (2)
◾ Ohio
To view the full list of past winners, visit the Mega Millions website.
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When are Mega Millions drawings?
Mega Millions drawings are held in Atlanta every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. EDT.
The next drawing will be on Friday.
What is the Megaplier?
Most states offer the Megaplier feature, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four and five times.