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.

Mega Millions winning numbers are in for the Friday, May 23 drawing with a jackpot that reached an estimated $154 million ($69 million cash option). The winning numbers for Friday's Mega Millions drawing are: 55,

A Mega Millions player in California just missed the $154 million jackpot but won $47,355, lottery officials said. The ticket matched four winning numbers, the Mega Ball and a 5x multiplier in the drawing Friday, May 23, the California Lottery said.