Overview
- The winning numbers drawn Friday were 16-21-23-48-70, with a Mega Ball of 5.
- The estimated annuity jackpot was $843 million, with a one-time cash option of $391.7 million.
- Friday’s drawing was the 38th since the last jackpot hit in June, the longest run without a top-prize winner in the game’s history.
- Mega Millions is offered in 45 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. ET.
- The current prize ranks among the eight largest Mega Millions jackpots on record, following four jackpot wins earlier in 2025 in Arizona, Illinois, Ohio and Virginia.