The ticket is the first big win since Mega Millions revamped the lottery game in April, according to the Iowa Lottery. It matched the first five numbers, but missed the Mega Ball, making it one number away from claiming the estimated $965 million jackpot. This is the game's largest jackpot since December 2024.

Friday’s Mega Millions drawing will mark a game record — the 40th consecutive drawing since the last jackpot winner on June 27 lottery officials said [1]. The unprecedented streak has pushed the jackpot to $965 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in this week’s Tuesday night drawing: 10,

Someone in Arizona just won $5 million in the Tuesday Mega Million drawing. Here are the winning Mega Million numbers and where it was sold.