Mega Millions drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays and Fridays and Powerball drawings are every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. (Mega Millons - Powerball)
Expect lines at lottery retailers as the combined Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are over $1.2 billion. Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $463 million and Saturday’s Powerball is an estimated $760 million.
Dig deeper:
The Mega Millions is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Drawings are conducted at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia. The overall odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 23; the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Powerball draw studio in Florida. The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah do not have state lotteries.
What we know:
The last Mega Millions jackpot was won on July 28, 2026, when a Florida player claimed an $800 million prize.
The last Powerball jackpot that was won was on August 12, 2026, when a player in Illinois won a $1.4 billion prize.
The Source: This article includes information from Mega Millions and Powerball. This story was reported from Orlando.