The Mega Millions jackpot reset to $20 million after a ticket in California had the numbers to claim a $1.22 billion prize in Friday's draw.

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot was an estimated $20 million with a cash option of $9 million for Wednesday night's drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The jackpot was last won on on Dec. 27 when a lottery player in California won $1.269 billion - the fifth largest Mega Millions ever.

A lottery player in Union County won $10,000 in the Tuesday, Dec. 24, Mega Millions drawing. The winning ticket was sold at 7-Eleven #37619 in Cranford, 299 South Ave. East. The winning numbers were: 11, 14, 38, 45 and 46, with 3 as the Gold Megaball.

At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in California for the drawing Friday night, according to the Mega Millions website.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $1 billion, with a cash option of $448.8 million. The winning numbers were: 11, 14, 38, 45, 46 The Mega Ball drawn was 3 with a Megaplier of 3x.

Texans are caught up in Mega Millions fever as the jackpot reaches $1.22 billion, with players like Jake Utterback religiously sticking to their lucky numbers.

In the 5th largest jackpot in the game's history, a ticket from Northern California won the Mega Millions jackpot worth $1.22 billion on 12/27/2024.

One lucky person in California is now a whole lot richer after purchasing a winning Mega Millions ticket at a gas station. The California Lottery announced in a post on X that the winning $1.269 billion Mega Millions ticket,