Mega Millions results for 3/18/22. Did you match the Mar. 18 winning lottery numbers?
The Mega Millions balls have dropped the latest winning numbers for the Friday, Mar. 18 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $29 million, with a cash option of $18.9 million.
The winning numbers for Friday night's drawing are 2, 6, 25, 40, 45, and the Mega Ball is 5. The Megaplier was 4X.
Mega Millions' last jackpot winner
A single winning ticket was purchased in New York for the Mar. 8, 2022, drawing worth $126 million.
One other jackpot was hit in 2022. The winning ticket was sold in California for the Jan. 28 jackpot worth $426 million.
Top 10 Mega Millions lottery jackpots
Here are the all-time top 10 Mega Millions jackpots, according to megamillions.com:
$1.537 billion — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
$1.05 billion — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan
$656 million — Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland.
$648 million — Dec. 17, 2013; California, Georgia.
$543 million — July 24, 2018; California.
$536 million — July 8, 2016; Indiana.
$533 million — Mar. 30, 2018; New Jersey.
$522 million — June 7, 2019; California.
$516 million — May 21, 2021; Pennsylvania.
$451 million — Jan. 5, 2018; Florida.
Top 10 U.S. lottery jackpots
Here are the nation's all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:
$1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee.
$1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina.
$1.05 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan
$768.4 million, Powerball — Mar. 27, 2019; Wisconsin.
$758.7 million, Powerball — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts.
$731.1 million, Powerball — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland.
$699.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 4, 2021; California.
$687.8 million, Powerball — Oct. 27, 2018; Iowa, New York.
$656 million, Mega Millions — Mar. 30, 2012; Kansas, Illinois, Maryland.
$648 million, Mega Millions — Dec. 17, 2013; California, Georgia.
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Mega Millions numbers for 3/18/22: Lottery results for $29M jackpot