The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $140 million for the drawing on Friday, Aug. 1, after no one matched all the winning numbers in the drawing on Tuesday, July 29. If someone matches all six numbers on Friday, they will have the option of a one-time cash payment of $62 million.

Mega Millions numbers: Are you the lucky winner of Tuesday’s $130 million jackpot? Jul. 29, 2025, 8:09 p.m. Players pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers -- five different numbers from 1 to 70 and one number from 1 to 25 -- or select Easy Pick. A player wins the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $150 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega Ball, the Mega Millions Consortium, which conducts the game, announced.