$900M Mega Millions jackpot inches closer to historic $1B mark

The Mega Millions jackpot won't quit. After Friday night's drawing produced no grand prize winner, the pot has swelled to an estimated $900 million for Tuesday, November 11. That's $415.3 million if you take the cash option.

No ticket matched all six numbers on November 8: white balls 16, 21, 23, 48, and 70, plus gold Mega Ball 5. The jackpot keeps climbing.

How does this jackpot compare historically?

This marks the eighth-largest jackpot since Mega Millions launched in 2002. Only twice before has the prize reached this level since the current game record of $1.602 billion was won in Florida on August 8, 2023.

The billion-dollar club remains exclusive. A $1.128 billion prize went to New Jersey on March 26, 2024. California claimed $1.269 billion on December 27, 2024. The current run started after a Virginia winner took home the jackpot on June 27.

Who won big in the latest drawing?

Friday's drawing created 688,058 winning tickets across all prize levels. Total nationwide winnings exceeded $13.8 million.

Sixteen tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball for third-tier prizes. Ten won $20,000 with the 2X multiplier—three in Florida and one each in Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Washington, and Wisconsin. Three tickets hit $30,000 with 3X (California, Ohio, South Carolina). Two grabbed $50,000 with 5X (Indiana, Pennsylvania). One Georgia ticket scored $100,000 with the 10X multiplier.

California operates under pari-mutuel rules. Prize amounts there differ from standard values.

What has this jackpot produced so far? 

The current 38-drawing run has awarded nearly $288 million in prizes across almost 12.4 million winning tickets. Game changes last April significantly boosted lower-tier prizes.

Second-tier prizes have hit 17 times. Eight came with 2X multipliers (Arizona, California, Connecticut, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia). Seven landed with 3X (two in California, one each in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York). California also produced one 4X and one 5X winner.

What about third-tier prizes? Those have struck 272 times, ranging from $20,000 to $100,000. Winners span 40 jurisdictions: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

What happened earlier this year?

Before Virginia's $348 million win on June 27, three other jackpots fell in 2025. Ohio claimed $112 million on April 18. Illinois grabbed $344 million on March 25. Arizona opened the year with $112 million on January 17.

The next drawing happens on Tuesday. Will someone finally crack the code?