It's the first Mega Millions jackpot win for an Arizona player
By Todd Northrop
A single ticket sold in Arizona matched the winning numbers from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing and is worth an estimated $410 million.
The lump-sum cash value of the jackpot is a staggering $316.8 million — up from the estimate of $308.2 million that was established on Saturday. The winner has 180 days from the draw date to claim the prize.
We may never know who won the big prize because last year Arizona became one of the growing number of states to provide the option of anonymity for big lottery winners. Gov. Doug Ducey signed the legislation in August.
The Arizona Lottery says the winning ticket was sold at the Circle K at 67th Avenue and Beardsley Road in Glendale.
Tuesday's winning numbers were 1, 5, 9, 10, and 23, with Mega Ball number 22. The Megaplier was 2.
Apart from the jackpot, 1,130,901 tickets won $24,293,904 in prizes across the game's eight additional prize tiers in Tuesday's drawing.
13 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Florida, 1 from Maryland, 2 from Michigan, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Mississippi, 2 from New York, 2 from Pennsylvania, 1 from South Carolina, and 2 from Washington.
Four of the second-prize winners — the tickets sold in Mississippi and South Carolina, as well as both tickets sold in New York — were purchased with the Megaplier option for an extra $1. Because they purchased the Megaplier, those tickets are now worth $2 million after being multiplier by the Megaplier number of 2.
74 tickets matched four white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Of those tickets, 13 were purchased with the Megaplier option, increasing the prize to $20,000, and 9 were sold in California, where the prize was $4,519 this drawing.
The full breakdown of results and prizes, including the official drawing video, can be found on USA Mega's Mega Millions Drawing Detail for June 9, 2020.
The jackpot-winning ticket sold in Arizona is the first Mega Millions jackpot winner in Arizona, and just the second Mega Millions jackpot winner from any state in 2020. It is the largest Mega Millions jackpot since a $522 million Mega Millions ticket was claimed in California last September.
The jackpot had been rolling since it was last won in New Jersey on February 11. During this run, there were more than 17.6 million winning tickets sold, including the jackpot winner and 46 other tickets with prize values of $1 million or more.
With the jackpot being won Tuesday, the next Mega Millions annuity jackpot estimate is reset to its starting point of $20 million — down from the previous starting point of $40 million, due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mega Millions is currently offered for sale in 44 states, plus Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00 pm Eastern Time. Tickets cost $2 each.
The Mega Millions winning numbers are published at USA Mega (www.usamega.com) minutes after the drawing takes place.
Top 25 United States lottery jackpots of all time
The following list actually shows the top 27 lottery jackpots of all time in order to include Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot, which is the 27th-largest lottery jackpot of all time in the United States.
- Powerball: $1.5864 billion, Jan. 13, 2016 (19 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California, Florida, Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $1.537 billion, Oct. 23, 2018 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - South Carolina
- Powerball: $768.4 million, Mar. 27, 2019 (25 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Wisconsin
- Powerball: $758.7 million, Aug. 23, 2017 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Massachusetts
- Powerball: $687.8 million, Oct. 27, 2018 (21 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Iowa, New York
- Mega Millions: $656 million, Mar. 30, 2012 (18 rollovers, starting at $12 million) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- Mega Millions: $636 million, Dec. 17, 2013 (21 rollovers, starting at $12 million) - California, Georgia
- Powerball: $590.5 million, May 18, 2013 (13 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Florida
- Powerball: $587.5 million, Nov. 28, 2012 (15 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Arizona, Missouri
- Powerball: $564.1 million, Feb. 11, 2015 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
- Powerball: $559.7 million, Jan. 6, 2018 (20 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - New Hampshire
- Mega Millions: $543 million, Jul. 24, 2018 (22 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California
- Mega Millions: $536 million, Jul. 8, 2016 (34 rollovers, starting at $15 million) - Indiana
- Mega Millions: $533 million, Mar. 30, 2018 (23 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $522 million, Jun. 7, 2019 (24 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California
- Powerball: $487 million, Jul. 30, 2016 (23 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - New Hampshire
- Powerball: $456.7 million, Mar. 17, 2018 (19 rollovers, starting at $15 million) - Pennsylvania
- Mega Millions: $451 million, Jan. 5, 2018 (23 rollovers, starting at $15 million) - Florida
- Powerball: $448.4 million, Aug. 7, 2013 (12 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Minnesota, New Jersey (2)
- Powerball: $447.8 million, Jun. 10, 2017 (19 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California
- Powerball: $435.3 million, Feb. 22, 2017 (18 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Indiana
- Powerball: $429.6 million, May 7, 2016 (18 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - New Jersey
- Powerball: $425.3 million, Feb. 19, 2014 (15 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - California
- Mega Millions: $425 million, Jan. 1, 2019 (19 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - New York
- Powerball: $420.9 million, Nov. 26, 2016 (19 rollovers, starting at $10 million) - Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $414 million, Mar. 18, 2014 (20 rollovers, starting at $15 million) - Florida, Maryland
- Mega Millions: $410 million, Jun. 9, 2020 (33 rollovers, starting at $40 million) - Arizona
For those keeping score, the number of jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are:
- Powerball: 16
- Mega Millions: 9
Top 25 cash value jackpots
The Tuesday Mega Millions jackpot ranks as the 17th-largest cash value in U.S. history.
- Powerball: $983.5 million cash, Jan. 13, 2016 ($1.5864 billion annuity) - California, Florida, Tennessee
- Mega Millions: $877.8 million cash, Oct. 23, 2018 ($1.537 billion annuity) - South Carolina
- Powerball: $480.5 million cash, Aug. 23, 2017 ($758.7 million annuity) - Massachusetts
- Powerball: $476.9 million cash, Mar. 27, 2019 ($768.4 million annuity) - Wisconsin
- Mega Millions: $471 million cash, Mar. 30, 2012 ($656 million annuity) - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
- Powerball: $396.2 million cash, Oct. 27, 2018 ($687.8 million annuity) - Iowa, New York
- Powerball: $384.7 million cash, Nov. 28, 2012 ($587.5 million annuity) - Arizona, Missouri
- Powerball: $381.1 million cash, Feb. 11, 2015 ($564.1 million annuity) - North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas
- Mega Millions: $378 million cash, Jul. 8, 2016 ($536 million annuity) - Indiana
- Powerball: $370.9 million cash, May 18, 2013 ($590.5 million annuity) - Florida
- Powerball: $352 million cash, Jan. 6, 2018 ($559.7 million annuity) - New Hampshire
- Mega Millions: $347.6 million cash, Dec. 17, 2013 ($636 million annuity) - California, Georgia
- Mega Millions: $340 million cash, Jun. 7, 2019 ($522 million annuity) - California
- Powerball: $336.8 million cash, Jul. 30, 2016 ($487 million annuity) - New Hampshire
- Mega Millions: $324 million cash, Mar. 30, 2018 ($533 million annuity) - New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $320.5 million cash, Jul. 24, 2018 ($543 million annuity) - California
- Mega Millions: $316.8 million cash, Jun. 9, 2020 ($410 million annuity) - Arizona
- Powerball: $284 million cash, May 7, 2016 ($429.6 million annuity) - New Jersey
- Mega Millions: $281.9 million cash, Jan. 5, 2018 ($451 million annuity) - Florida
- Powerball: $279.1 million cash, Jun. 10, 2017 ($447.8 million annuity) - California
- Powerball: $276.5 million cash, Jan. 29, 2020 ($396.9 million annuity) - Florida
- Powerball: $273.9 million cash, Mar. 17, 2018 ($456.7 million annuity) - Pennsylvania
- Powerball: $263.5 million cash, Feb. 22, 2017 ($435.3 million annuity) - Indiana
- Powerball: $258.2 million cash, Aug. 7, 2013 ($448.4 million annuity) - Minnesota, New Jersey (2)
- Powerball: $254.7 million cash, Nov. 26, 2016 ($420.9 million annuity) - Tennessee
The number of cash value jackpots in the top 25, by lottery game, are:
- Powerball: 16
- Mega Millions: 9
Way to go Arizona, congrats.
Isn't Arizona an anonymous state?
Not my friend in Mesa, darn it.
AZ cannot offer on-line sales, I emailed them about that last week. Due to Tribal agreements in that state they said.
My 13 tickets on-line were all losers, and the one I bought in the store hit for $4.
Would really like it if it was a group of players, been some time since that has happened.
Great win Arizona. Hope the winner stay anonymous
What a joke those big games.!!!
Usually is 1 winner.
I wouldn't waste my money on them.
Why don't they make a bunch of winners on those large amounts ?
Yes, Bleudog101, Arizona is an anonymous State for big winners. As Todd's original post stated.
I was hoping for a win here in California. I am not getting any younger!
" In a way" l was semi right.The winner was closer to the West Coast than the East. I should have gone with the name " Lotto Prophet" originally, but decided against it. Made $6.00 from my $4.00 investment. Oh well, onwards, upwards.
* Close, but no cigar.
That my friend, is the sanest post you have ever put out there. Let me guess, you got a girlfriend.
Very happy for the person in Arizona. Don't think that I will be playing Mega and Powerball again for A Very long time, if ever! If they think that I'm going to pay them the full price for a game that they have reduced the winnings for by half, then they have a very vivid imagination. I can't understand for the life of me why anybody would play. Now if they charged $1.00 for a ticket, then I might consider it, but still couldn't guarantee that I'd play!! I think that in their effort to be greedy, they are going to eventually ruin a good thing!!!
GjTheManHimself
! Plus, it sadly takes twice as long for the jackpot to be won. Before the added numbers, 11 jackpot wins per year. Now sadly, only 3 or 4 jackpot wins/new multi-millionaires created per year. 
NOTE: In the "Worldwide Jackpots" section it shows that Lotto Texas has a higher jackpot than Mega Millions!
Congrats to the winner in Arizona
Like many people on here I have now quit both the Mega Millions and Powerball until they come up with better versions of both games
which does not seem likely anytime soon.
.. but would we be hearing that from you IF you won? Did someone drive you to store at gunpoint & tell you to buy a ticket? Come on big guy. Did you forget the odds?
It's about perceived value and right now it's not looking good for either Mega millions or Powerball.
l hear you, but just take a gander at the odds? If you placing a $2.00 bet and you win, your ROI is tremendous. Going into these games with the idea that you & only you are going to win is wishful thinking. I will continue to play my $2.00 because there is always a chance l " could" win. Not playing & complaining is counterproductive.
congrats to the winner and i totally i agree with you MG should take it down to 1.00 it doesn't make sense paying 2 bucks and yet they reduced back to 20million as the starting point like how it used to be back then. am gonna hold off until i see changes and they should spread out and have more winners rather than one person winning hundreds of million $$$$$$$$$
you right now its gone take forever for the jackpots to grow and they should it take back to 1$$$
you right its a total joke am going to hold off playing for a while i spent 10 bucks and got nothing
It said one winning ticket, how is anyone assuming one person, it could be 2 people , 5 people.
I'll play Powerball again when the cash value hits $80,000,000+ !
Never happen. The corporations run the country. then start your own.
Well if it were legal, we probably could start a lottery! Furthermore, it would probably also be a better designed game, with better winnings!!
I'll say it again, combine both games somehow and maybe have two drawings a week. Keep the current price and maybe improve the odds. Pipe dream I know, just like it the way it used to be...$40 million starting jackpots and guaranteed jackpot increase if not won. Those days are long gone. We wont' have Todd running the top 25 in a long time--if ever again with snail pace increases.
I think that would be a good idea and call the new game Mega/Powerball and keep it at 5/70 and change the Mega ball to 1/28.
The other change would be 3 tickets for $5 or $1.67 for each ticket or you can still buy 1 ticket for $2 if you like.
The other change I would like to see is the elimination of the Federal income tax on lottery prizes.
On this latest Mega Millions jackpot winner they will pay 37% Federal and 5% Arizona state income tax for
a total of 42%.
Lets say they take the cash option of $316 million and after Federal and State tax deductions they will be left with $183 million and they would have paid $132 million in Federal and State taxes.
That is way too much in taxes and that is why we have to eliminate the Federal taxes or bring the rate down
to 20% which is enough in taxes
I'm sure there are some deductions that a CPA can put in place but, the numbers here are in the ball park.
In Canada, ALL lottery prizes are TAX FREE and you are paid in a lump sum as soon as you bring the ticket
to the lottery office for verification and they write you the check that day.
I would also like the option of remaining anonymous when you claim the jackpot.
Does anyone know who we could contact to start to change the Federal tax rate on lottery prizes?
I think its worth a try to lower or eliminate the Federal tax rate from 37% and allow the lottery winner
to keep more of their winnings which someday could be somebody on here.
Saw were tickets sales was 27,571,247 for the 6/9 drawing with 138,064 in Arizona. There was a less than 10% chance on having a winning ticket with an advertised jackpot of $410 million. It sure looks like players decided to spend their lottery gambling dollars on other lottery games.
Don't expect the lottery to get up that high again for a very long time....
My feeling on Federal taxes and getting rid of them for lottery wins is that folks are inclined to spend lots of the money so give them more to spend.
A couple of years, maybe three, ago the IRS wanted to decrease the ceiling from $1200 to $600 on casino wins. The casino lobbyists got busy and prevented this. IDK if there are any groups out there for lottery wins.
Congratulations Arizona!!!
In all seriousness, though, its gonna be a while before it gets that big again, probably late Sept. or so is my prediction (if the streak of no one winning the jackpot continues that long). Congrats to the big winner in AZ.
Exactly. It took I think 15 draws for the Powerball to hit 135m which is almost 2 months. To hit 400m is going to take 6 months. So it would roll until December (Christmas).