The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has jumped to an estimated $145 million with a cash option of $65.9 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers immediately following the conclusion of the drawing.

The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticket holder 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.

Mega Millions numbers: Are you the lucky winner of Friday’s $129 million jackpot? Feb. 14, 2025, 3:10 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.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is $145 million for the drawing on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Check your tickets for the winning numbers!

A lottery player in Union County won $10,000 in the Friday, Feb. 14, Mega Millions drawing. The winning ticket was sold at Liquor Rangers in Linden, 206 N. Wood Ave. The winning numbers were: 11, 19, 31, 49 and 56, with 16 as the Gold Megaball.

What to know about Mega Millions . To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize

A Mega Millions player narrowly missed the jackpot — but still had a lot to celebrate on Valentine’s Day. The California player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Feb. 14 drawing,

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday's drawing to $145 million.