TRENTON (April 21, 2025) –An Ohio player Friday became the first jackpot winner since the new rules for the Mega Millions game took place earlier this month, matching all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball to win the $112 million jackpot. The player selected the annuity option.

The winning numbers were 05, 13, 15, 17 and 28. The gold Mega Ball was 01. Because the jackpot was won, New Jersey Lottery plays can participate in “The Jackpot Was Hit!” promotion. Players who buy three Mega Millions plays on a single ticket can receive an additional free play on a separate ticket through Friday, April 25.

The new game features bigger prizes at every non-jackpot prize tier, better odds to win the jackpot, better odds overall, larger starting jackpots and faster-growing jackpots.

As such, the jackpot will reset to $50 million dollars. Previously, the jackpot would’ve reset to $20 million. Additionally, a New Jersey player was the beneficiary of bigger secondary prizes. This player matched four white balls and the gold Mega Ball while automatically getting a 2X multiplier to boost the prize to $20,000. Under the game’s previous rules, the player would’ve won $10,000, assuming they didn’t make a required purchase for the multiplier. That ticket was won at Nina Conoco, 24 Route 35, in Monmouth County’s Eatontown.

The full prize matrix is available here.

The largest Mega Millions jackpots in game history are:

• $1.602 billion: Aug. 8, 2023, 1 winning ticket in Florida.
• $1.537 billion: Oct. 23, 2018, 1 winning ticket in South Carolina.
• $1.348 billion: Jan. 13, 2023, 1 winning ticket in Maine.
• $1.337 billion: July 29, 2022. 1 winning ticket in Illinois.
• $1.22 billion: Dec. 27, 2024. 1 winning ticket in California.
• $1.128 billion: March 26, 2024, 1 winning ticket in New Jersey.
• $1.050 billion: Jan. 22, 2021, 1 winning ticket in Michigan.
• $810 million: Sept. 10, 2024, 1 winning ticket in Texas.
• $656 million: March 30, 2012, 3 winning tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
• $648 million: Dec. 17, 2013, 2 winning tickets in California and Georgia.