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Mega Millions – Single Ticket Wins $90 Million Tuesday Night – 97.3 The Dawg
(Baton Rouge) Something tells me the folks in Baton Rouge are getting used to writing checks for more than a million dollars at a time with the signing of the new football coach and all. And while Lane Kiffin may have won the coaching lottery, we have actual Louisiana Lottery news about a $90 million Mega Millions win.
Mega Millions is one of two multi-state lottery games available for players in Louisiana. The other game is Powerball, which has a larger jackpot right now.
The Powerball jackpot, which will be drawn tonight, is estimated to be $775 million. That is the estimate for the annuitized jackpot. The cash payout on a Powerball win this evening will get you $362.5 million before the taxman visits you.
READ MORE: Louisiana Lottery Confirms $3.9 Million Lotto Winner Sold in State
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Meanwhile, Mega Millions is just coming off a major jackpot win of $983 million. That jackpot was won in the November 14th drawing. The winning ticket in that Mega Millions game was sold in Georgia. It was the 5th jackpot generated by Mega Millions in 2025 and was the game's largest jackpot since Mega Millions tweaked its format back in April.
If you did not see the Mega Millions drawing for Tuesday, December 2, 2025, here is how that played out.
In the last "episode" of Mega Millions it took 40 drawings to find a jackpot winner. In the case of last night's big win, only five drawings had elapsed between the $983 million win of November 14th and last night's $90 million win.
Our sources at the Louisiana Lottery have confirmed that a Mega Millions jackpot winner was sold for Tuesday's drawing. Here are the numbers from last night if you wanted to review your ticket.
17 25 26 53 60 Mega Ball 16
As someone who has studied the lottery and lottery drawings for more than a decade now, I can tell you Tuesday's winning numbers were unique as far as jackpot wins go. I can't recall any jackpot win in the last five years, at least, maybe more, where the winning ticket didn't have a single-digit number in the winning scenario.
Granted, last night's win proves that it can be done; we just haven't seen it done in quite a while. By the way, the big $90 million winner was sold in New Jersey. We had that information confirmed by the Louisiana Lottery and by our sources at Mega Millions.
In perusing the winner's data shared from the Louisiana Lottery offices in Baton Rouge, it looks like the largest prize won by a Louisiana-sold ticket for Tuesday's Mega Millions game was a $1,500 winner. There was also a $1,000 winner. In each case, the ticket matched four of the five white balls; one ticket had a multiplier of two, the other had a multiplier of three.
Tonight there will be drawings for Powerball, Lotto, and Easy 5 in Louisiana. Please remember that lottery games do involve a risk of losing money. If you have a gambling problem, help is available by calling 1-877-770-STOP (7867). The call and the referrals to counseling are offered at no charge to you or your family. Good Luck.
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Bitcoin is down nearly 30% from its record high — history shows that’s normal – CNBC Africa
Bitcoin’s more than 30% drop from its record high underscores the volatility that has come to characterize the cryptocurrency.
Moves from previous cycles not only show how the current price swings are all part of bitcoin’s normal operating pattern but also how they may often precede a rally, according to figures compiled by CoinDesk Data for CNBC.
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, dropped to a low of around $80,000 late last month before staging a rally and falling again this week. When bitcoin dropped to under $81,000, that represented an approximately 36% fall from its all-time high of around $126,000 hit earlier in October. As of Thursday, bitcoin was trading at over $93,000, according to Coinmetrics, a roughly 26% decline from its record high.
These price swings may seem large but they are normal in relation to bitcoin’s history.
Bitcoin’s price movement is often referred to in “cycles.” Generally, the bitcoin cycle refers to a four-year pattern of price movement that revolves around a key event known as the halving, a change to mining rewards that is written in bitcoin’s code. While there are signs that the typical timing and patterns of the cycles could be changing, the range of price movements appears to be consistent.
In the current cycle, bitcoin has already weathered a 32.7% pullback from March to August 2024 and a 31.7% decline between January and April 2025, according to CoinDesk Data.
“Looking at previous cycles, volatility of this magnitude appears consistent with long-term trends,” Jacob Joseph, senior research analyst at CoinDesk Data, told CNBC.
During the 2017 cycle, there were drawdowns of around 40% twice that year and then a 29% decline in November before bitcoin reached a new record high in December.
Looking back at the 2021 cycle, bitcoin recorded declines of 31.2% in January that year and 26% in February. There was a more than 55% correction between April and June 2021 as China banned bitcoin mining. The asset then rallied to a new high in November that year.
“While deeper mid-cycle corrections have certainly occurred, nearly all of them — aside from the mining-ban-drop in 2021 — took place within a broader bullish structure, often holding above key technical levels such as its 50-week moving average,” Joseph said.
Beginning Oct. 10, more than 1.6 million traders suffered a combined $19.37 billion erasure of leveraged positions over a 24-hour period. Many traders were forced out of their positions and the impact of that cascaded across the industry.
That effect is still being felt, according to Lucy Gazmararian, founder of Token Bay Capital.
″[It was the] biggest liquidation event in crypto’s history and that takes quite a few weeks to see the fallout from that and for the market to consolidate,” Gazmararian told “Access Middle East” on Thursday.
“It also coincided at a time when there’s a lot of concern that we are reaching the end of a bull market … so that has increased the levels of fear out there in the market.”
In the past, when the bull market ends and there is a period of depressed prices, often dubbed a “crypto winter,” bitcoin has tended to sit 70% to 80% below its all-time high. This has not yet happened. But concern about this coming to pass is weighing on investors’ minds.
“Really the timing of the drop, where we are in the cycle, that’s making investors cautious in case we do see that 80% drop,” Gazmararian said.
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Virginia Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 Night results for Dec. 2, 2025 – The News Leader | Staunton, VA
The Virginia Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 2, 2025, results for each game:
Mega Millions drawings take place every week on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
17-25-26-53-60, Mega Ball: 16
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 4-4-6, FB: 6
Day: 6-7-0, FB: 5
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 1-5-4-9, FB: 3
Day: 0-1-6-6, FB: 8
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day.
Night: 9-2-5-2-0, FB: 7
Day: 6-7-0-2-3, FB: 3
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Drawing everyday at 9 p.m.
01-09-23-31-49, Cash Ball: 03
Check Cash4Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Drawing times: Coffee Break 9 a.m.; Lunch Break 12 p.m.; Rush Hour 5 p.m.; Prime Time 9 p.m.; After Hours 11:59 p.m.
Coffee Break: 02
After Hours: 09
Prime Time: 08
Rush Hour: 03
Lunch Break: 14
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Drawing every day at 11 p.m.
01-05-09-27-35
Check Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
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Oregon Lottery Powerball, Pick 4 results for Dec. 3 – Statesman Journal
The Oregon Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 3, 2025, results for each game:
01-14-20-46-51, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 3
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
1PM: 8-6-9-2
4PM: 4-7-1-2
7PM: 1-6-9-0
10PM: 5-9-0-4
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
13-14-21-60
Check Win for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
04-17-18-32-36-42
Check Megabucks payouts and previous drawings here.
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Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.
You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer.
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South Carolina Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 results for Dec. 2, 2025 – Greenville Online
The South Carolina Education Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 2, 2025, results for each game:
17-25-26-53-60, Mega Ball: 16
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Midday: 8-7-1, FB: 3
Evening: 5-6-9, FB: 9
Check Pick 3 Plus FIREBALL payouts and previous drawings here.
Midday: 7-2-5-6, FB: 3
Evening: 2-5-7-2, FB: 9
Check Pick 4 Plus FIREBALL payouts and previous drawings here.
Midday: 08
Evening: 03
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
02-10-17-19-36
Check Palmetto Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
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The South Carolina Education Lottery provides multiple ways to claim prizes, depending on the amount won:
For prizes up to $500, you can redeem your winnings directly at any authorized South Carolina Education Lottery retailer. Simply present your signed winning ticket at the retailer for an immediate payout.
Winnings $501 to $100,000, may be redeemed by mailing your signed winning ticket along with a completed claim form and a copy of a government-issued photo ID to the South Carolina Education Lottery Claims Center. For security, keep copies of your documents and use registered mail to ensure the safe arrival of your ticket.
SC Education Lottery
P.O. Box 11039
Columbia, SC 29211-1039
For large winnings above $100,000, claims must be made in person at the South Carolina Education Lottery Headquarters in Columbia. To claim, bring your signed winning ticket, a completed claim form, a government-issued photo ID, and your Social Security card for identity verification. Winners of large prizes may also set up an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for convenient direct deposit of winnings.
Columbia Claims Center
1303 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Claim Deadline: All prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the draw date for draw games.
For more details and to access the claim form, visit the South Carolina Lottery claim page.
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Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket sold in New Jersey for Dec. 2 – Asbury Park Press
Did you buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket for the Dec. 2 drawing? If so, check those tickets.
A winning ticket was sold in New Jersey, according to USAMega.com, a website that covers the lottery. The $90 million jackpot carries a cash option of $41.9 million.
While the Mega Millions jackpot was a nice windfall, tonight provides New Jersey residents with another chance to hit big.
The Powerball jackpot tonight is worth $775 million with a cash option of $362.5 million.
The winning numbers for Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing are 17, 25, 26, 53, and 60, with Mega Ball number 16.
Yes. There was one winning ticket sold.
The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday.
In New Jersey, in-store and online ticket sales are available until 10:45 p.m. on the night of the draw.
Mega Millions costs $5 to play.
Mega Millions retired its Megaplier feature and now has a built-in multiplier that increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times. The multiplier is automatically included in every play.
The odds of matching the five white balls and Mega Ball to win the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
You can watch Mega Millions drawing on YouTube. The winning numbers are also posted to the Mega Millions website and on the New Jersey Lottery website.
A jackpot winner has the option of taking an annuity or cash payment.
The annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, according to the Mega Millions website. Each payment is 5% bigger than the previous one.
“This helps protect winners’ lifestyle and purchasing power in periods of inflation,” according to the Mega Millions website.
The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
If two or more people win the jackpot in the same drawing, the money is shared equally among all winning tickets.
Mega Millions winner snags $90M jackpot. See where the ticket was sold. – USA Today
One lucky person has just won the Mega Millions jackpot.
On Dec. 2, just weeks after someone in Georgia won the $983 million Mega Millions jackpot, the eighth-highest jackpot in the game’s history, another lucky ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six of the numbers drawn and won the $90 million jackpot. The winner may choose a one-time cash payment of $41.9 million.
After just five drawings, the win marked the shortest jackpot run since August 2023, when a lucky person in Florida won $39 million jackpot two drawings after a record-breaking $1.602 billion jackpot was won in the same state, according to a Mega Millions news release.
In 2025, a total of six jackpots have been won. Most recently, in November, one lucky person from Georgia won the $983 million jackpot.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, Dec. 2, draw are: 17, 25, 26, 53, 60 and the Mega Ball is 16.
Winning lottery numbers are sponsored byJackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
The winning ticket was purchased in New Jersey, according to Mega Millions.
Listed below are the most recent jackpot winners from 2025, according to USA TODAY’s previous reporting:
Listed are the top 10 largest jackpots in the game’s history, according to the Mega Millions’ website:
To play the Mega Millions, you have to buy a ticket. You can do this at a variety of locations, including your local convenience store, gas station or even grocery store. In some states, Mega Millions tickets can be bought online.
Once you have your ticket, you need to pick six numbers. Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70. The gold Mega Ball ranges from 1 to 24.
If you’re feeling especially unlucky or don’t want to go through the hassle of picking, you can ask for a “Quick Pick” or an “Easy Pick.” These options let the computer randomly generate numbers for you.
Mega Millions tickets now include a built-in multiplier, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five, or 10 times. Before, players had to pay an extra dollar to add the “Megaplier.”
Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.
You can also order tickets online throughJackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app lets you pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, view your ticket, and collect your winnings — all on your phone or home computer.
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Kansas Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 winning numbers for Dec. 3, 2025 – The Topeka Capital-Journal
The Kansas Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 3, 2025, results for each game:
01-14-20-46-51, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 3
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Midday: 1-0-0
Evening: 5-5-4
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Red Balls: 20-21, White Balls: 16-23
Check 2 By 2 payouts and previous drawings here.
20-21-22-41-43, Lucky Ball: 17
Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.
14-19-27-30-41, Star Ball: 10, ASB: 03
Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.
02-05-08-22-30, Cash Ball: 12
Check Super Kansas Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
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All Kansas Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599. For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at select Kansas Lottery offices.
By mail, send a winner claim form and your signed lottery ticket to:
Kansas Lottery Headquarters
128 N Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3638
(785) 296-5700
To submit in person, sign the back of your ticket, fill out a claim form, and deliver the form along with your signed lottery ticket to Kansas Lottery headquarters. 128 N Kansas Avenue, Topeka, KS 66603-3638, (785) 296-5700. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes of any amount.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at Kansas Lottery.
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