At $5 per ticket, Mega Millions officials believe jackpots will grow much quicker, leading to the headline grabbing billion-dollar jackpots that bring out even the most casual lottery players. Each time the Mega Millions jackpot is won, the new starting jackpot will be worth $50 million, up from the previous starting prize of $20 million.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $29 million, with a cash option of $13.5 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers after the drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot reset to $20 million for Friday’s drawing after someone hit it big, winning $344 million on Tuesday. If someone matches all six numbers on Friday night, they can choose a one-time cash payment of $9.2 million. The numbers were drawn just after 11 p.m. ET, and we have the results below.

Bigger and faster-growing jackpots: Jackpots are expected to grow faster and get to higher dollar amounts more frequently in the new game. The Mega Millions Consortium estimates that the average jackpot win in the new game will be more than $800 million vs. approximately $450 million in the current game.

Is today your lucky day? The numbers for the Mega Millions jackpot will be drawn at around 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $29 million with a cash option of $13.5 million for Tuesday night's drawing.

Mega Millions numbers: Are you the lucky winner of Tuesday’s $344 million jackpot? one ticket in Illinois won Mar. 25, 2025, 4:58 p.m.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is $29 million for the drawing on April Fools' Day, Tuesday, April 1. Check your tickets for the winning numbers!