(KMDL-FM) As the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions jackpot grows, so does the attention that lottery players in Louisiana are giving the game. Tuesday night, Mega Millions drew for a jackpot prize of $650 million for the annuitized amount. As a result of that drawing, our sources at the Louisiana Lottery have confirmed a major prize in Tuesday's game was won by a Louisiana-sold ticket.
Mega Millions last had a jackpot winner on June 27th of this year. In that drawing, a single ticket sold in Virginia matched all the numbers needed to claim the jackpot prize of $348 million. The current jackpot has been growing ever since that big win.
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According to the historians at Mega Millions, last night's jackpot of $650 million was the tenth-highest in the game's history. It is also the largest jackpot prize Mega Millions has offered since the game revamped its format in April of this year.
Here is how the Mega Millions drawing for Tuesday, October 21, 2025, played out.
The object of the Mega Millions game is to match five of the white balls, which are numbered from one to seventy. And a player must match the gold Mega Ball, which is numbered from one to twenty-four. And your odds of doing that are slightly more than 1 in 290,472,336. Easy, right?
Well, no tickets matched the numbers needed to claim Tuesday's jackpot prize. There was a Match 5 Million winner sold in Illinois. Not only did that ticket match all five of the white balls, but the multiplier assigned to the ticket was "times 3," which means that the Illinois sold ticket is worth $3 million this morning.
Louisiana's lottery luck was pretty good in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing. The Louisiana Lottery confirmed that just under 3,000 tickets sold for the game returned money to the players who purchased them.
The big winner in Louisiana was one of eleven tickets sold nationwide that matched four white balls and the Mega Ball. That prize by rule is $10,000. However, the multiplier assigned to the Louisiana winner was "times 3", so that big money winner is $30,000.
Here are the Mega Millions lottery numbers from October 21, 2025.
02 18 27 34 59 Mega Ball 18
Just for matching the Mega Ball, you could earn your money back, of course, all of the tickets have a multiplier, so you'd at least make twice your investment. If you do see numbers that match on your ticket, you'll want to visit the Official Louisiana Lottery website. Click on the Winners Portal to verify your ticket and get information on how to claim your winnings.
When Mega Millions draws again, the estimated top prize for the game will be $680 million. The next drawing is scheduled to take place on Friday at 10 pm Louisiana time.
Powerball will draw tonight for a jackpot prize of $320 million. You might also consider playing Lotto from the Louisiana Lottery. The jackpot prize for Lotto is about as high as I have seen it in the past three or four years. It's currently $3.125 million.
And Wednesday's other drawing game from the Louisiana Lottery is Easy 5. That game features a jackpot prize of $110,000. Both Lotto and Easy 5 cost one dollar to play. The Powerball game costs $2 to play, or if you'd like to earn the chance to multiply your prize, you can add the Power Play feature for an extra buck.
All lottery games involve a risk of losing money. If you have a gambling problem, help is available by calling 1-877-770-STOP (7867). The call is free, and the referrals to counseling are at no charge as well. Good Luck.