$533 million Mega Millions jackpot won in Illinois
FILE – Mega Millions Lottery play slips are displayed for customers at a convenience store in Chicago, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)
LOS ANGELES – The jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing will be $50 million after a ticket with all six numbers in the latest drawing was sold in Illinois.
The owner of the ticket has the option of receiving an estimated $533 million in 30 graduated annual installments or a lump sum cash payment of $244.2 million, according to the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game.
Both figures are subject to federal taxes.
Winning numbers
The numbers drawn Tuesday were 16, 21, 30, 35, 65 and the Mega number was 7. The drawing was the 28th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold,.
There were two tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, the Mega Millions Consortium announced.
The ticket sold in Illinois had a multiplier of 5 for a $5 million prize while the ticket sold in Maryland had a multiplier of 4 for a $4 million prize, according to the Mega Millions Consortium.
The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 290,472,336. The overall chance of winning a prize is 1 in 23.
The Mega Millions game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and US Virgin Islands. (CNS)
