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Mega Millions climbs closer to $1 billion: Are you a millionaire after Tuesday’s drawing?

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It’s the third time the jackpot has reached this level since the game’s largest prize ever of $1.602 billion was won in August of 2023.

WASHINGTON — Will the Mega Millions jackpot reach $1 billion this year? It’s inching closer to the billion-dollar mark with a massive jackpot of $965 million after Tuesday’s drawing continued the winless streak. 

But despite nobody walking home nearly a billion dollars richer, there are two new millionaires after Tuesday’s drawing. three tockets, sold in Iowa, New York and Arizona, all matched the five white balls for Tuesday’s drawing. 

To win the jackpot, they had to hit the bonus gold ball. But even without that, the tickets in Iowa and New York are worth $3 million, and the one in Arizona is worth $5 million. 

It’s the third time the jackpot has reached this level since the game’s largest prize ever of $1.602 billion was won in August of 2023, and the eighth largest jackpot since the lottery game began in 2002.

The jackpot has been growing since it was last won in Virginia on June 27.

Winning Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025

Tuesday’s winning numbers are 10-13-40-42-46, Mega Ball 1. 

The jackpot winner has the option to take the cash lump sum of $415.3 million or annuity, which is paid out in one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments increasing by 5% every year.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing?

Mega Millions drawings take place Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.

Largest lottery jackpots ever won

  1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022. The winning ticket was sold at a Los Angeles-area gas station.
  2. $1.78 billion, Powerball, Sept. 6, 2025. The winning tickets were sold in Missouri and Texas. 
  3. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a liquor store in a tiny California mountain town.
  4. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a supermarket in Neptune Beach, Florida.
  5. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016. The winning tickets were sold at a Los Angeles-area convenience store, a Florida supermarket and a Tennessee grocery store.
  6. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018. The winning ticket was sold at a South Carolina convenience store.
  7. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023. The winning ticket was sold at a Maine gas station.
  8. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022. The winning ticket was sold at a Chicago-area gas station.
  9. $1.326 billion, Powerball, April 7, 2024. The winning ticket was sold at an Oregon convenience store.
  10. $1.269 billion, Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024. The winning ticket was sold at a gas station in Northern California.

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