No one hit Tuesday’s $145 million jackpot. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $165 million, with a cash option valued at $75.1 million.
The winning numbers were: 1, 20, 25, 58 and 61. The Mega Ball drawn was 22 with a Megaplier of 2X.
Although nobody won the $145 million U.S. – Mega Millions jackpot in the lottery drawing for Tuesday, February 18, 2025, there were still plenty of people who won smaller prize amounts.
In addition, the Mega Millions lottery awarded 10 third prizes worth $10,000, and 1 player got $20,000 (Megaplier 2X).
In total, more than 516,600 tickets won cash prizes totaling $2.39 million in Tuesday’s drawing.
These are the prize payouts for all states that play Mega Millions combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier, with and without the “Megaplier” on Tue, Feb 18, 2025:
| Match | Winners | Prize | Megaplier Winners | Megaplier Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 145,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 0 | 1,000,000 USD | 0 | 2,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 10 | 10,000 USD | 1 | 20,000 USD |
| O O O O | 229 | 500 USD | 55 | 1,000 USD |
| O O O | O | 664 | 200 USD | 151 | 400 USD |
| O O O | 16,867 | 10 USD | 3,894 | 20 USD |
| O O | O | 13,961 | 10 USD | 3,227 | 20 USD |
| O | O | 111,339 | 4 USD | 25,869 | 8 USD |
| | O | 276,492 | 2 USD | 63,870 | 4 USD |
Mega Millions is offered in 43 US States, in the District of Colombia and in the U.S Virgin Islands. Tickets to Mega Millions cost $2 per play. There are nine total ways to win a prize.
To play, pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. You can choose Easy Pick or Quick Pick to have the terminal randomly pick numbers for you. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing.
Players around the world can play US Mega Millions online outside US via lottery messenger service sites with tickets cost $5 each. To avoid online scams be sure that the site you are using is legitimate. For a comparison of three online retailers already reviewed by LotteryOnline.org read here.
The next Mega Millions drawing will be Friday, February 21, 2025 at 11 p.m. ET. Have you purchased your ticket yet?
Please read How To Play US Mega Millions Online from Anywhere, Anytime to be introduced step by step and avoid risks when you buy lotto tickets online.
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