There have been three Mega Millions winners this year, with the most recent being the April 18 win in Ohio of a $112 million jackpot. Before then, a lucky lottery ticket holder in Illinois took home a $344 million jackpot on March 25, while another lucky person hit the Mega Millions jackpot on Jan. 17 for $113 million.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday‘s lottery drawing has jumped to an estimated $154 million, with a cash option of $69 million. The winning numbers were: 7, 18, 40, 55 and 68. The Mega Ball drawn was 18. No one across the country hit Tuesday’s $139 million jackpot. There were also no second-prize tickets of at least $2 million sold.

Mega Millions numbers: Are you the lucky winner of Tuesday’s $139 million jackpot? May. 20, 2025, 11:12 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.