The Mega Millions jackpot is now the eighth largest in history heading into Friday night’s drawing, in which one lucky person could win an estimated $980 million.
The jackpot rose from $900 million to its current level after no tickets matched the six numbers drawn Tuesday night.
The jackpot was last won on June 27.
Mega Millions Lottery game tickets are displayed for customers at a convenience store in Chicago, April 6, 2025.
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The award has a cash value of $452.2 million and can be offered as a single payment or an immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments.
After winning four jackpots in the first half of this year, Friday’s drawing will be the 40th drawing in this streak, a game record, since it was last won in Virginia on June 27.
Although no one won the jackpot Tuesday night, there were 809,030 winning tickets across all prize levels for a total nationwide win of more than $27.9 million, according to Mega Millions.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336, according to Mega Millions.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tickets are $5 for a play.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot ever won was $1.6 billion won on August 8, 2023.
