Overview
- Mega Millions drew 2, 5, 42, 44, 60 and Mega Ball 1 on Friday and produced no jackpot winner, letting the advertised prize roll to an estimated $800 million for the next drawing.
- Powerball drew 3, 4, 24, 36, 47 and Powerball 17 on Saturday with no top prize winner, and the advertised jackpot rose to roughly $633 million after the second draw that included U.K. ticket sales.
- Winning players in either game must choose between a multi‑year annuity and a one‑time cash option, and the advertised headline amounts are much larger than the immediate cash a winner would receive after federal withholding and likely higher marginal taxes.
- Mega Millions has gone dozens of drawings without a top winner since its March reset and the April change that raised ticket prices to $5 and the starting jackpot, a design meant to increase average jackpot sizes.
- Smaller prizes continue to be paid — 13 tickets won mid‑tier Mega Millions prizes in the most recent draw and Canada’s Lotto Max paid a $25 million jackpot to a ticket sold in Oxford County, Ontario — showing local payouts persist even as U.S. jackpots climb.