The Mega Millions jackpot was reset to $50 million after an anonymous Florida ticket won $800 million (cash option $344.2 million) on July 28. Friday's winning numbers were 4, 18, 26, 43, 51 with Mega Ball 4. The next drawing is on Aug. 4 at 11 p.m. ET. Winners may choose a lump-sum cash payout or an annuity that increases 5% annually; non-jackpot prizes now include a built-in multiplier (2x–10x).
Mega Millions Reset To $50 Million After $800M Florida Win — Winning Numbers & Next Draw
Tennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul, left, walks with an excited Janis Goodwin, middle and Frances Davenport as they prepare to pick up their million-dollar Powerball check at the lottery headquarters in Nashville on Oct. 3, 2005.(Sanford Myers, The Tennessean via USA TODAY Network)
The Mega Millions jackpot was reset to $50 million ahead of the Friday, July 31 drawing after an anonymous Florida ticket claimed an $800 million prize (cash option: $344.2 million) on July 28. That winner is the third Mega Millions jackpot winner of the year.
Friday's Winning Numbers
4, 18, 26, 43, 51 — Mega Ball: 4
The next drawing is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 11 p.m. ET.
Payout Options
Jackpot winners can choose between two payout methods:
- Lump Sum: A one-time, immediate cash payment.
- Annuity: An initial payment followed by annual checks that increase by 5% each year.
How To Play
To play Mega Millions, buy a ticket at many convenience stores, gas stations or grocery stores; in some states tickets can also be purchased online. Each play requires six numbers: five white balls (1–70) and one gold Mega Ball (1–24). If you prefer not to pick your own numbers, request a "Quick Pick" or "Easy Pick" and let the terminal randomly generate them for you.
Multiplier Change
Mega Millions tickets now include a built-in multiplier that boosts non-jackpot prizes by 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x or 10x. Previously, players paid an extra dollar to add the "Megaplier."
Notable Past Jackpots (Selected)
- $1.602 billion — Aug. 8, 2023 (Florida)
- $1.537 billion — Oct. 23, 2018 (South Carolina)
- $1.348 billion — Jan. 1, 2023 (Maine)
- $1.337 billion — July 29, 2022 (Illinois)
- $1.269 billion — Dec. 27, 2024 (California)
- $1.128 billion — Mar. 26, 2024 (New Jersey)
- $1.05 billion — Jan. 22, 2021 (Michigan)
- $983 million — Nov. 14, 2025 (Georgia)
- $810 million — Sept. 10, 2024 (Texas)
- $800 million — July 28, 2026 (Florida)
Human interest: Thomas Cook and Joseph Feeney of Wisconsin had agreed years ago to split any future lottery winnings; Cook honored that agreement when he claimed a $22 million prize on June 10, 2020.
Originally reported by USA TODAY. Reporter: Fernando Cervantes Jr.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne presents a commemorative check Thursday, April 25, 2024 to April Zipp, the winner of a $1 million Mega Millions lottery ticket purchased in Jonestown.(Matthew Toth, Lebanon Daily News via USA TODAY Network)
Manuel Franco, 24, of West Allis, Wis., winner of a $768.4 million Powerball jackpot poses on Manuel April 23, 2019 with Wisconsin Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca, Wisconsin Lottery Director Cindy Polzin and Moola, the lottery mascot.(Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Lerynne West steps forward to claim a $343.9 million Powerball jackpot, the largest prize in Iowa history, Nov. 5, 2018.(Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register, The DesMoines Register via USA TODAY Network)
Robert Bailey holds his check for $343.8 million from the Oct. 27, 2018 Powerball drawing in the Queens borough of New York, Nov. 14, 2018.(SHANNON STAPLETON, REUTERS)
Desiree Fortini-Craft of Hyde Park won $25 million.(Mass. Lottery)
Thomas Cook and Joseph Feeney of Wisconsin agreed years ago to split future lottery winnings. Cook followed through on that promise when he won a $22 million prize on June 10, 2020.(Photo courtesy Wisconsin Lottery)
Kelsey Zachow, 24, of Port Huron holds a $66 million Mega Millions jackpot check. Zachow, along with her family, received the check in Sterling Heights.(Jessica J. Trevino/Detroit Free Press)
Mary and Brian Lohse won a Powerball jackpot prize worth $202.1 million in Bondurant, Iowa, in October 2012. Lottery CEO Terry Rich congratulates the winners, Mary, left, and Brian, at a news conference after the couple claimed the prize.(Rodney White/The Register)
Cristy Davis, a Waterford, Michigan resident was forced to reveal her identity after winning $70 million in the Powerball in June 2020. She is now a proud advocate for winners to keep their identity anonymous.(Lottery Post)
$180 million Mega Millions winner Rick Knudsen of Calimesa and his wife Lorie at the California Lottery Inland Empire District Office in San Bernardino on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014.(Photo courtesy California Lottery)
Iowa Lottery's Edward Stanek, left, with Tim and Kellie Guderian of Fort Dodge, the winners of a $200.8 million Powerball jackpot in 2006. "We played the lottery about twice a month, but never expected to win," Tim said. shown here during press conference Wed Oct. 4, 2006, at the Iowa Lottery headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa.(Rodney White, The DesMoines Register via USA TODAY Network)
Tom Delacenserie (L), Secretary of the Florida Lottery poses with Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach with an oversized check after opting to claim their share in a lump sum payment in a winning ticket, worth $528.8 million, from the Jan. 13 drawing at the state's lottery headquarters in Tallahassee Feb. 17, 2016. The Florida couple claimed their share of last month's record $1.6 billion U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot on Wednesday, coming forward with the second of the three winning tickets.(Don Moore, REUTERS)
Powerball jackpot co-winners Lisa and John Robinson (L) of Munford, Tennessee and Tennessee Lottery President and CEO Rebecca Hargrove (R) attend a news conference at the headquarters of the Tennessee Lottery in Nashville, Jan. 15, 2016. The couple revealed on the TODAY television show that they held a winning ticket to claim their share of the $1.6 billion Powerball prize.(Harrison McClary, REUTERS)
Powerball lottery winners known as "The Ocean's 16 group", comprising of workers from an Ocean County garage, pose for a picture after a news conference in Tom's River, N.J., Aug. 13, 2013. Sixteen county maintenance department workers from New Jersey submitted the second winning ticket on Monday in the $448 million Powerball lottery, officials said. The group from Ocean County, on the Jersey shore, was presented with a check for $86,054,355, their share of the jackpot after taxes, lottery officials said.(Eduardo Munoz, REUTERS)
Paul White (L), 45, from Ham Lake, Minnesota, stands with his partner Kim VanReese (C) and co-worker Nancy Bowen (R) as he holds a check for his $149.4 million portion of a $448.4 million Powerball jackpot prize at a news conference at Minnesota State Lottery headquarters in Roseville, Aug. 8, 2013. White, the first to come forward to claim his money, was one of three winners of the jackpot.(Eric Miller, REUTERS)
Pedro Quezada, winner of the Powerball lottery, holds up the promotional Powerball jackpot check of $338 million at the end of a news conference at the New Jersey Lottery headquarters in Trenton, March 26, 2013.(Eduardo Munoz, REUTERS)
In this photo illustration, a pile of Mega Millions tickets sits on a counter on July 27, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
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