The ticket is the first big win since Mega Millions revamped the lottery game in April, according to the Iowa Lottery. It matched the first five numbers, but missed the Mega Ball, making it one number away from claiming the estimated $965 million jackpot. This is the game's largest jackpot since December 2024.

Friday’s Mega Millions drawing will mark a game record — the 40th consecutive drawing since the last jackpot winner on June 27 lottery officials said [1]. The unprecedented streak has pushed the jackpot to $965 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in this week’s Tuesday night drawing: 10,

Someone in Arizona just won $5 million in the Tuesday Mega Million drawing. Here are the winning Mega Million numbers and where it was sold.

According to a Mega Millions news release, Friday's drawing will be the eighth largest jackpot since the game began in 2002. It is also the 40th drawing of this current run, and the jackpot is the largest since it reached $1.269 billion on December 27, 2024, when someone in California scored the winning numbers.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Mega Millions jackpot rolls on, reaching an estimated $900 million for the drawing on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. The Friday, Nov. 7 numbers are 16-21-23-48-70 Mega Ball 5. Tuesday’s jackpot is the eighth largest in Mega Millions history.