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The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to an estimated $650 million, positioning it as the 10th largest in the game’s history.
After Friday night’s draw failed to produce a winner for the $625 million prize, the jackpot has rolled over to the next drawing on Tuesday, October 21. The current cash option for this massive prize stands at $304.1 million.
Friday’s event not only lacked a grand prize winner but also saw no tickets claim the million-dollar Match 5 prize.
This marks the 33rd drawing in a row without a jackpot winner, following the last major win of $348 million in Virginia on June 27. Since its inception in 2002, this prize has now become one of the largest jackpots Mega Millions has ever offered.
Significant growth in the jackpot has been noted since the game raised its ticket price from $2 to $5 in April 2025. This increase has led to larger prizes, and the game has also improved the odds for players. Now, the likelihood of winning the grand prize is one in 290,472,336, a slight improvement from the previous odds of one in 302,575,350, due to a reduction in the Mega Ball pool from 25 to 24 numbers.
Winning Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Tuesday’s winning numbers were 2-18-27-34-59 and Mega Ball: 18.
When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
Mega Millions drawings take place Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.
Largest lottery jackpots ever won
- $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022. The winning ticket was sold at a Los Angeles-area gas station.
- $1.78 billion, Powerball, Sept. 6, 2025. The winning tickets were sold in Missouri and Texas.
- $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a liquor store in a tiny California mountain town.
- $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a supermarket in Neptune Beach, Florida.
- $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016. The winning tickets were sold at a Los Angeles-area convenience store, a Florida supermarket and a Tennessee grocery store.
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018. The winning ticket was sold at a South Carolina convenience store.
- $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a Maine gas station.
- $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022. The winning ticket was sold at a Chicago-area gas station.
- $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024. The winning ticket was sold at an Oregon convenience store.
- $1.269 billion, Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024. The winning ticket was sold at a gas station in Northern California
