There have been three Mega Millions winners this year, with the most recent being the April 18 win in Ohio of a $112 million jackpot. Before then, a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois took home a $344 million jackpot on March 25, while another lucky person hit the Mega Millions jackpot on Jan. 17 for $113 million.

A Mega Millions player in California just missed the $326 million jackpot but won $35,700, lottery officials said. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Mega Ball with a 4x multiplier in the drawing Tuesday,

Mega Millions numbers: Are you the lucky winner of Friday’s $302 million jackpot? Jun. 20, 2025, 11:15 p.m. Players pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers -- five different numbers from 1 to 70 and one number from 1 to 25 -- or select Easy Pick. A player wins the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.