The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $9 million for Wednesday night's drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The jackpot was last won on on Dec. 27 when a lottery player in California won $1.269 billion - the fifth largest Mega Millions ever.

The Mega Millions jackpot reset to $20 million after a ticket in California had the numbers to claim a $1.22 billion prize in Friday's draw.

Mega Millions, Powerball closed out 2024 with 3 record-setting jackpots. There have been 12 times in history that the grand prizes reached $1 billion.

In addition, New York stores sold 75 winning Mega Millions prizes of at least $10,000 during the last four-months.

“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a news release before the jackpot rose again to $1.22 billion.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A single ticket sold in California matched the winning numbers from the Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, Mega Millions drawing, winning a $1.22 billion jackpot.

At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night, according to the Mega Millions website.

One billion dollars were up for grabs on Christmas Eve as the Mega Millions was drawn. Find out if anyone won the lottery here.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $1 billion, with a cash option of $448.8 million. The winning numbers were: 11, 14, 38, 45, 46 The Mega Ball drawn was 3 with a Megaplier of 3x.

Texans are caught up in Mega Millions fever as the jackpot reaches $1.22 billion, with players like Jake Utterback religiously sticking to their lucky numbers.

One lucky person in California is now a whole lot richer after purchasing a winning Mega Millions ticket at a gas station. The California Lottery announced in a post on X that the winning $1.269 billion Mega Millions ticket,