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Mega Millions Jumps to $900 Million After No Winner on Friday Night

The rollover extends a 38-draw drought that now positions Tuesday’s pot as one of 2025’s largest U.S. lottery prizes.

A Mega Millions lottery ticket is displayed in Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 2023. The sixth-largest jackpot in US history is up for grabs tonight after no tickets have been sold with all six numbers in the multi-state Mega Millions game for 30 consecutive draws. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
A UPS MD-11 cargo plane sits idle on the tarmac on November 5, 2025 at Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky. The same type of plane crashed near the UPS facility at the airport shortly after take-off on November 4, killing at least nine people. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Friday’s numbers were 16, 21, 23, 48, 70 with Mega Ball 5, and no ticket matched all six.
  • The next Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $900 million with a $415.3 million cash option, drawing on Tuesday.
  • This run marks 38 consecutive drawings without a jackpot since the June 27 win in Virginia for $348 million.
  • Mega Millions’ updated format introduced earlier this year raised tickets to $5, added built-in multipliers, and slightly improved jackpot odds to about 1 in 290.5 million.
  • Europe’s Friday EuroMillions (£86m) drew 11, 21, 39, 40, 43 with Lucky Stars 02 and 08 and had no jackpot winner, while the UK Lotto and Thunderball on Saturday produced 2, 3, 42, 45, 46, 47 (bonus 44) and 1, 3, 12, 29, 37 with Thunderball 12; the UK Millionaire Maker guarantees one £1m winner per EuroMillions draw.