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When is the next Mega Millions drawing? Record-breaking jackpot resets to $20 million
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Date:2025-04-16 00:37:38
The record-breaking $1.58 billion jackpot may have been won, but the prize has been reset and Mega Millions drawings will continue.
After the winning ticket was purchased for Tuesday's drawing in Neptune Beach, Florida, the jackpot is back at a starting point of an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $9.9 million.
The prior jackpot, which had been rising since April, became the sixth Mega Millions jackpot to be won this year after a $1.348 billion haul was claimed in January.
Here's what to know about the Mega Millions lottery as it resets to $20 million.
Mega Millions:$1.58 billion jackpot winning ticket sold in Florida
First time playing the Mega Millions?Here's exactly how to ask the cashier for a ticket.
When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
Your next chance at the jackpot will be during Friday night's drawing (Aug. 11), which takes place at 11 p.m. ET.
What were the last Mega Millions winning numbers?
The winning numbers from the most recent drawing on Tuesday, Aug. 8 were 13, 19, 20, 32, and 33. The Mega Ball was 14 and the Megaplier was 2X.
In addition to the jackpot winner in Florida, players in these states also took home prizes:
- Match 5 $1 million winners: California, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia
- Match 5 + Megaplier winners: Florida and North Carolina
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.
Looking to buy Mega Millions tickets?You won't be able to in these 5 states
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 $1.58 billion, the recently-won jackpot from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing was the largest jackpot in the lottery's history. Here's where the other record-holders stand:
- $1.58 billion from one winning ticket in Florida in August 2023.
- $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.
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