Overview

• Friday’s advertised jackpot is $474 million with a reported cash option of $219.4 million before taxes.
• As of publication time, officials had not announced whether any ticket won the top prize for the Sept. 26 drawing.
• Drawings take place Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. Eastern Time, with winning numbers published shortly afterward by Mega Millions and state lotteries.
• A $5 ticket includes the Megaplier; players pick five numbers from 1–70 and a Mega Ball from 1–24, with jackpot odds about 1 in 290,472,336.
• Tickets are sold in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with online sales available only in select states and purchase cutoffs varying by jurisdiction.