The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday‘s lottery drawing has jumped to an estimated $154 million, with a cash option of $69 million. The winning numbers were: 7, 18, 40, 55 and 68. The Mega Ball drawn was 18. No one across the country hit Tuesday’s $139 million jackpot. There were also no second-prize tickets of at least $2 million sold.

I’ve had lots of luck with scratch-off tickets,” said the Maryland winner, who “always dreamed about finding a really big winner.”

A lottery player tried her luck on a new game — and it paid off big time. “I had to read the instructions on the ticket like 10 times just to make sure I was looking at it right ,” Natalie Vega told the North Carolina Education Lottery.

The lucky Pick-6 ticket was sold at the Exxon on Eagle Rock Avenue in Roseland, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The winner chose the cash option — worth $2,595,643 — when buying the ticket, a lottery official said. The odds of a $2 ticket matching all six numbers in the 46 number pool are 9,366,819 to 1.

The Oklahoma Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at May 24, 2025, results for each game: 12-18-28-48-52, Powerball: 05, Power Play: 3 Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.

A New Jersey couple that collected $1 million after they found a lottery ticket in a junk drawer recalled their shock and revealed what they plan to do with the money.

The Arizona Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Arizona offers Powerball, Mega Millions, The Pick, Triple Twist, Fantasy 5 and Pick 3 as well as Scratchers, Quick Draw and Fast Play.

The state's in-demand vocational schools will most likely turn to a lottery admissions system, and the MCAS will still be in "limited" use.