According to a Mega Millions news release, Friday's drawing will be the eighth largest jackpot since the game began in 2002. It is also the 40th drawing of this current run, and the jackpot is the largest since it reached $1.269 billion on December 27, 2024, when someone in California scored the winning numbers.

Powerball was 23. The Powerplay was 2X. The estimated jackpot for this drawing was $512 million with the cash option of $239.1 million. No ticket matched the numbers to win the jackpot or the Match 5 plus Power Play $2 million prize.