Nobody matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, 25, 37, 59, 68, 70 and Mega Ball 10, and the jackpot climbed to $743 million, the largest lottery prize of 2026 so far. The next drawing is Friday night.
The $743 million is the annuity figure, paid out over 30 annual installments of approximately $24.8 million each.
Most winners take the lump sum, which is $323.4 million. After the mandatory 24 percent federal withholding that drops to roughly $245.8 million.
At the highest federal marginal rate of 37 percent, the take-home lands around $203.7 million before state taxes. New York adds another 10.9 percent. Florida, Texas and California take nothing extra.
The odds of winning are 1 in 290.4 million. The Powerball jackpot, which draws Wednesday, is simultaneously at $567 million, meaning Americans are looking at two jackpots over half a billion dollars on back-to-back nights this week.
The largest completed jackpot of 2026 was a $533 million Mega Millions prize won by an Illinois ticket buyer in March. The current $743 million jackpot eclipses that. If nobody wins Friday, it grows again.