Midday
 |
/
|
|
|
|
|
Midday
 |
/
|
|
|
|
|
$60,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot won in JackpotWinners
Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 01:54 AM
A single lucky person bought a Mega Millions ticket that matched all 5 numbers and the Mega Ball to clinch a $60,000,000 jackpot. Lottery officials stated the winning ticket in Tuesday night's drawing was sold in JackpotWinners. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, March 17th, 2026 were 04, 11, 18, 38, 50 with Mega Ball number 24 and Megaplier . The winning ticket holder will have the choice of 30 annuity payments with yearly payment approximately of $2.31 million for the entire prize amount of $60,000,000, or the one-time cash payment in the amount of $27.1 million before tax withholding. The grand prize winner is encouraged to sign the ticket, place it in a secure place and get in touch with lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the chance to choose the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winner does not make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
Together with the jackpot hit on Tuesday, Mega Millions generated a lot more pleased winners walked away with big money. A total of 4 lucky winners won the third prize. These included 4 tickets that matched 4 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $10,000.
Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 121 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 375 tickets that matched 3 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine different ways to win, there were 194,889 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 drawing.
The top prize of next Mega Millions game drawing will be $50,000,000 with a $$22.6 million cash value Friday, March 20th, 2026.
Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game offered in 44 member states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record biggest jackpot of $656 million in United States lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prize winnings. Around 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday night at 10:59 PM Eastern Time. To play, choose 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then pick 1 Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize starts at 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may select one time lump sum cash payout option instead.
| Tue Mar 17, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 1
JackpotWinners
| | 5 of 5 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 121 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 375 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 7,757 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 7,086 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 5 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 0 |
| Tue Mar 17, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(w/o Megaplier) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $60,000,000 | 0 |
| Tue Mar 17, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(with Megaplier) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
More MEGA Millions Payouts |
$60,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot won in JackpotWinners
Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, 01:54 AM
A single lucky person bought a Mega Millions ticket that matched all 5 numbers and the Mega Ball to clinch a $60,000,000 jackpot. ...... Read More »
| |
Mega Millions jackpot increases to $60,000,000 Tuesday; Two tickets won the second prize
Saturday, March 14th, 2026, 01:42 AM
The Mega Millions lottery grand prize increased because no one matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number from Friday ...... Read More »
| |
A winner from JackpotWinners took $533,000,000 jackpot from the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026, 01:03 AM
Somebody in JackpotWinners won the $533,000,000 Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night. The winning numbers from Tuesday night, March ...... Read More »
| |
The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $533,000,000
Saturday, March 7th, 2026, 01:36 AM
The lottery official announced that the Friday, March 6th, 2026, Mega Millions drawing resulted in a rollover, generating an ...... Read More »
| |
The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $496,000,000
Wednesday, March 4th, 2026, 12:36 AM
The grand prize in America's favorite Mega Millions lottery is on the move. Since no one correctly hit all five lotto numbers plus ...... Read More »
| |
Nobody hit the jackpot. Huge Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Tuesday night
Saturday, February 28th, 2026, 01:59 AM
Tuesday's Mega Millions grand prize is going to be worth a projected $473,000,000 (lump-sum cash payout $$221.8 million), because ...... Read More »
| |
Friday's Mega Millions jackpot breaks to $458,000,000; 2 tickets matched the first five numbers
Wednesday, February 25th, 2026, 01:54 AM
The Mega Millions lottery grand prize is on the move again. The grand prize for the Friday, February 27th, 2026 drawing will be ...... Read More »
| |
No jackpot winning ticket sold last night. Massive Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Tuesday night
Saturday, February 21st, 2026, 12:43 AM
The lottery official announced that the Friday, February 20th, 2026, Mega Millions drawing resulted in a rollover, producing an ...... Read More »
| |
No ticket matched all six numbers last night. Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot rolls up to $395,000,000
Saturday, February 14th, 2026, 12:56 AM
With no winner in the last drawing, the Mega Millions game jackpot will be worth an estimated $395,000,000 (cash value $$183.3 ...... Read More »
| |
No one hit the jackpot last night. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot builds to $385,000,000
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026, 01:51 AM
Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery drawing has yielded no grand prize winner for the $366,000,000 grand prize. With no player ...... Read More »
|
| New York MEGA Millions |
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT |
|
|
Next Draw: Fri Mar 20, 2026
$50,000,000
Change: $-10,000,000
|
|
|
