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Mega Millions: $272 million jackpot winning numbers

The game's odds are 1 in 302.6 million.

WASHINGTON — After a historic set of jackpot lottery wins earlier this year, the Mega Millions prize is on the rise again.

Tuesday's drawing offered a hefty $272 million with a cash option of $143.9 million. Players must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball to win the grand prize. 

The winning numbers for March 21 were 1-21-25-27-40, Megaball 11.

Nobody won the grand prize in Tuesday's drawing and there weren't any $1 million or $2 million winners either. The closest anyone got was matching four of the five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. 

Friday's jackpot now rises to $302 million.

In January, the Mega Millions jackpot was won a total of four times, including a whopping $1.34 billion prize won in Maine. The month set a record for the lottery game, which had never seen four wins in a single month.

What are my chances of winning the Mega Millions?

The game's odds are 1 in 302.6 million.

Lucky winners can choose an annuity with annual payments over 29 years. Winners almost always take the cash option, which for Tuesday night’s drawing would be an estimated $143.9 million.

What are the largest US lottery jackpots ever won?

  • $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
  • $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
  • $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
  • $1.35 billion Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket, from Maine)
  • $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
  • $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
  • $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
  • $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
  • $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
  • $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)

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