Mega Millions drawings are held each Tuesday and Friday in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mega Millions winning numbers, live results for Friday’s $28M lottery drawing Jan. 24, 2025, 10:45 p.m.

The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticketholder in Arizona, who struck gold on Jan. 18, winning a $113 million jackpot. According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002.

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Texas just missed the $28 million jackpot but won $2 million, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers and the Megaplier but not the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, Jan. 24, the Texas Lottery said.