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When is Mega Millions' next drawing? Lottery jackpot approaching $1 billion
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There have been no Mega Millions jackpot winners since April, and thus the lottery's grand prize continues to grow.
Ahead of the next drawing on Friday, the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $910 million with a $464.2 million cash option, the fifth-largest prize in the lottery's history.
The jackpot has been on the rise since the spring, when a $20 million prize was won in Syracuse, New York on April 18. Five other Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year, including a $1.348 billion haul in January, which was the second largest prize in the lottery game's history.
Here's what to know about the Mega Millions lottery.
Mega Millions numbers you need to know:See commonly drawn numbers
When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
Your next chance at the jackpot comes in Friday night's drawing (July 28), which takes place at 11 p.m. ET.
What were the last winning Mega Millions numbers?
The winning numbers from the most recent drawing on Tuesday, July 25 were 3, 5, 6, 44 and 61. The Mega Ball was 25 and the Megaplier was 4X.
While there were no overall jackpot winners, there were two Match 5 $1 million winners in Maryland and a Match 5 + Megaplier $4 million winner in Texas.
Mega Millions:See the winning numbers for July 25
How to play Mega Millions
Tickets to Mega Millions cost $2 per play.
There are nine total ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
To play, pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. You can choose Easy Pick or Quick Pick to have the terminal randomly pick numbers for you. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing.
What is the Megaplier?
Most states offer the Megaplier feature, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four and five times.
It costs an additional $1 per play. Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with "2X," three with "4X" and one with "5X."
What is the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever?
At $910 million, Tuesday's Mega Millions remains the fifth-largest jackpot in the lottery's history. Here's where the other record-holders stand:
- $1.537 billion from one winning ticket in South Carolina in October 2018.
- $1.348 billion from one winning ticket in Maine in January 2023.
- $1.337 billion from one winning ticket in Illinois in July 2022.
- $1.05 billion from one winning ticket in Michigan in January 2021.
- $656 million from three winning tickets in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland in March 2012.
Contributing: Doc Louallen, USA TODAY
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