Washington player celebrates $2 million win Drawing Date: 4/22/2025 May 12, 2025 – A man from Camas just became the first Washingtonian to win a second-tier multi-million-dollar Mega Millions® prize since major updates were made to the game last month. Thanks to the 2X built-in multiplier on his ticket, his base prize of $1 million was doubled to $2 million. The winner purchased his ticket at Fern Prairie Market, a local convenience store he regularly stops by for lunch. After buying his ticket on what he described as a typical day, he returned later to check his results. At first, the ticket scanner simply read “Contact Lottery Office,” which left him confused. When he scanned it a second time, however, the screen revealed life-changing news: he had won a $2 million prize. In shock, he walked straight to his car and called his wife to share the news. While the couple hasn’t done anything big to celebrate just yet, the winner says the prize has already made a meaningful difference, as he will be able to pay for his daughter’s college education. The winner’s $2 million prize was made possible by the new game matrix, which went into effect on April 5, 2025, when the new Mega Millions game launched. The updates introduced bigger prizes at every non-jackpot prize tier, better odds to win, larger starting jackpots, and tickets that now include automatic prize multipliers. As an added bonus, Fern Prairie Market will receive a $10,000 selling bonus for selling the winning ticket. This is the largest winning ticket this store has sold. Mega Millions is a national lottery game. Each play is $5. Players pick five numbers between one and 70 and one Mega Ball number between one and 24. Alternatively, players may use Quick Pick by letting the computer select their numbers. With nine winning ball combinations, the more numbers that match those drawn, the more a player will win.