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.

Winning Mega Millions numbers and lottery results for New Year's Eve's $20 million drawing jackpot Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. Anyone win? When is next drawing?

“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a news release before the jackpot rose again to $1.22 billion.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A single ticket sold in California matched the winning numbers from the Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, Mega Millions drawing, winning a $1.22 billion jackpot.

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.

The Mega Millions jackpot drops back to $20 million after someone won the $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday night's drawing.

One lucky ticket sold in Northern California won an estimated $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday's Mega Millions drawing just days before the new year.

The Dec. 27 drawing led to the fourth Mega Millions jackpot win in 2024. It was the fifth-largest jackpot in history.