Did Anyone Win The Last Mega Millions Drawing Of 2025?

Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing was the last one of 2025, so was it a lucky one for lottery players? There were no "Big Money" winners in New York State, but there were still plenty of winning tickets sold in the Empire State.

Mega Millions In New York State

There were no "Big Money" winning Mega Millions winners in New York State from Tuesday's drawing, but there were still plenty of winning tickets sold in the state.

There were four 4th-place winning tickets sold in New York. Those tickets matched four out of five numbers but missed the Mega Ball number. Those tickets won between $1000 and $2500 each based on each ticket's built-in Megaplier.

There were also 35 5th-place winning Mega Millions tickets sold in New York State. Those tickets matched three out of five numbers and also had the Mega Ball number. Those tickets won between $400 and $2000 each based on each ticket's built-in Megaplier.

Did Anyone Win The Mega Millions Grand Prize?

There was no grandprize jackpot winner from last night's Mega Millions drawing. That means the jackpot for the next drawing, one Friday, the first one of 2026, will now increase to $157 million dollars. The lump sum take-home amount for that jackpot is around $72 million dollars, which wouldn't be a bad way to start the New Year.

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If you plan on getting a ticket for Friday's Mega Millions drawing, you might want to skip the Quick Pick ticket at the ticket window and use these numbers.