Overview

• The prize offers an estimated cash option of $277.2 million for the Oct. 14 drawing.
• Numbers are drawn Tuesday and Friday nights, with tonight’s drawing scheduled at 11 p.m. ET.
• Under updated rules, tickets now cost $5, include an automatic multiplier for non-jackpot prizes, raise minimums for smaller wins, and shift jackpot odds to about 1 in 292 million.
• Mega Millions is sold in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Two separate $2 million tickets in Mississippi remain unclaimed, and Powerball is estimated at $273 million for Wednesday after a $1.787 billion win last month.