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- A lucky winner in Florida has claimed the $800 million Mega Millions jackpot from the July 28 drawing.
- The winning numbers for the July 28 drawing were 34-48-49-59-70 with a Mega Ball of 12.
- The Mega Millions jackpot has reset to $50 million for the next drawing on July 31.
A lucky winner in Florida claimed the 10th-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
The July 28 drawing had a jackpot of $800 million with a cash value of $344.2 million.
The last jackpot was won on March 10, when a single winner from Illinois won the $533 million prize, with a cash option of $244.2 million. Within 10 days, both Powerball and Mega Millions were won, as the Powerball jackpot also reset after a lucky winner in Arkansas took home the $251 million grand prize on March 2.
Here are the winning numbers for the July 28 drawing.
What were the winning Mega Millions numbers for 7/28/2026?
The winning numbers for the July 28 drawing are 34-48-49-59–70. The Mega Ball is 12.
Two other people won Mega Millions Match 5 Prizes.
One person from New York won the $3 million Match 5 prize, and another from Illinois won the $5 million Match 5 prize.
When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday, July 31, at 11 p.m. ET/10 CT. Mega Millions has two drawings each week on Tuesday and Friday.
How much is the Mega Millions jackpot now?
The jackpot has reset ahead of the July 31 drawing to $50 million, according to megamillions.com.
What are the odds of winning a Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot?
The chances of winning big are pretty slim.
The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 302.6 million.
The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot — no matter the size — are around 1 in 292.2 million.
How often does the lottery hit $1 billion or more?
Having Powerball or Mega Millions hit the $1 billion mark is no longer as uncommon as it once was.
In the last five years, there have been eight jackpots between Mega Millions and Powerball that have gone over the $1 billion mark. And three of those happened in 2023, and two occurred in 2024.
The largest lottery jackpot was won in November 2022, for $2.04 billion. It was the second jackpot over $1 billion that year. Before that, the only other times a jackpot hit over a billion were in 2021, 2018 and 2016.
Top 10 highest Mega Millions jackpots
The July 28 jackpot is the 10th-highest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions.
- $1.602 billion — Aug. 8, 2023; Florida
- $1.537 billion — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina
- $1.35 billion — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine
- $1.337 billion — July 29, 2022; Illinois
- $1.269 billion — Dec. 27, 2024; California
- $1.128 billion — March 26, 2024; New Jersey
- $1.05 billion — Jan. 22, 2021; Michigan
- $983 million — Nov. 14, 2025; Georgia
- $810 million — Sept. 10, 2024; Texas
- $800 million — July 28, 2026; Florida
Top 10 U.S. lottery drawing Powerball and Mega Millions jackpot results
Here are the nation’s all-time top 10 Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, according to powerball.com:
- $2.04 billion, Powerball — Nov. 7, 2022; California
- $1.765 billion, Powerball — Oct. 11, 2023; California
- $1.602 billion, Mega Millions — Aug. 8, 2023; Florida
- $1.817 billion, Powerball — Dec. 24, 2025; Arkansas
- $1.586 billion, Powerball — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida, Tennessee
- $1.537 billion, Mega Millions — Oct. 23, 2018; South Carolina
- $1.35 billion, Mega Millions — Jan. 13, 2023; Maine
- $1.337 billion, Mega Millions — July 29, 2022; Illinois
- $1.326 billion, Powerball — April 6, 2024; Oregon
- $1.3 billion (est.), Powerball — Sept. 3, 2025
Jordan Green covers trending news for The Commercial Appeal and Tennessee. She can be reached at jordan.green@commercialappeal.com.
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