The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $344,000,000

Texas Mega Millions Payout and News
Updated: Saturday, March 22, 2025 01:46 AM

TX Mega Millions News and Payout for Friday, March 21st, 2025 Drawing

There were no Mega Millions lottery grand prize winners for Friday's $324,000,000 dollar drawing, so the jackpot will rise to an estimated $344,000,000 with the lump-sum cash payout of a projected $$161.5 million Tuesday, March 25th, 2025. The winning numbers from Friday, March 21st, 2025 drawing were 15, 22, 31, 52, 57 with Mega Ball 02 and Megaplier 3. The Mega Millions grand prize has been growing for 18 draws since Tuesday, January 21st, 2025.The last jackpot was won by one lucky ticket sold in AZ, matched all six numbers for a $0 million top prize.

Although there was no jackpot winner Friday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was only one second prize winning ticket from Friday night's drawing, matching the first 5 numbers but not the Mega Ball number. The one lucky ticket(s) purchased in IN, each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.

In addition, 15 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Also, 299 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 715 tickets that matched three white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With nine ways to win, there were 1,138,716 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Friday, March 21st, 2025 drawing.

Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. It holds the record highest jackpot of $656 million in United States lottery history. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prizes. Roughly 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operation expenses. Around 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. The odds of winning are about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions jackpot are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

There were 57,871 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the TX Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday, March 21st, 2025's drawing.

  • 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
  • 24 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
  • 64 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
  • 1682 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
  • 1407 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
  • 10996 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
  • 26745 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only and won $2 each.
  • 12 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $1,500 each.
  • 28 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $600 each.
  • 731 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $30 each.
  • 586 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $30 each.
  • 4534 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $12 each.
  • 11061 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only with multiplier purchased and won $6 each.


U.S.A. MEGA Millions Payout 2025-03-21

MatchPrize Amount# of Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball$324,000,000.000
5 of 5$1,000,000.001
IN
4 of 5 + Megaball$10,000.0015
4 of 5$500.00299
3 of 5 + Megaball$200.00715
3 of 5$10.0018,233
2 of 5 + Megaball$10.0015,450
1 of 5 + Megaball$4.00120,475
Megaball Only$2.00294,221

With Megaplier

MatchPrize Amount# of Winners
5 of 5$3,000,000.000
4 of 5 + Megaball$15,000.005
4 of 5$1,500.0074
3 of 5 + Megaball$600.00219
3 of 5$30.005
2 of 5 + Megaball$30.004,185
1 of 5 + Megaball$12.0032,800
Megaball Only$6.0080,107


Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2025-03-21

MatchPrize Amount# of Winners
5 of 5 + MegaballJackpot0
5 of 5$1,000,000.000
4 of 5 + Megaball$10,000.001
4 of 5$500.0024
3 of 5 + Megaball$200.0064
3 of 5$10.001,682
2 of 5 + Megaball$10.001,407
1 of 5 + Megaball$4.0010,996
Megaball Only$2.0026,745

With Megaplier

MatchPrize Amount# of Winners
5 of 5$3,000,000.000
4 of 5 + Megaball$15,000.000
4 of 5$1,500.0012
3 of 5 + Megaball$600.0028
3 of 5$30.00731
2 of 5 + Megaball$30.00586
1 of 5 + Megaball$12.004,534
Megaball Only$6.0011,061