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Winning Mega Millions numbers for Sept. 25, 2026
Confirmed
In Short: The winning numbers for the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, were announced shortly after 11 p.m. ET, with the jackpot amounting to a cash value of $344.2 million.
The winning ticket was purchased at a Wawa store in Bradenton, Florida, marking the end of a long wait for the jackpot winner.
Players choose five white-ball numbers from 1 to 70 and one gold Mega Ball number from 1 to 24. Ask for a Quick Pick, and the numbers will be generated for you.
Mega Millions tickets now come with a built-in multiplier that boosts non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five, or 10 times.
The next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
Although there were no jackpot winners on Friday, two people took home $30,000 and three people took home $20,000, respectively, according to the Mega Millions.
The odds of matching all six numbers and winning the Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
Mega Millions tickets are sold at convenience stores, gas stations, grocery stores, and other lottery retailers.
Lottery officials released the winning numbers shortly after 11 p.m. ET, but it's not yet clear whether anyone matched all six numbers to win the jackpot.
The grand prize now stands at an estimated $313 million, with a cash value of $133.6 million, for the next drawing on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.
What this adds
The winning numbers for the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, were announced shortly after 11 p.m. ET, with the jackpot amounting to a cash value of $344.2 million.
Previously, players had to pay extra to add the Megaplier option.
Background
The winning numbers for the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, were announced shortly after 11 p.m. ET, with the jackpot amounting to a cash value of $344.2 million.
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What's confirmed
- After no ticket matched all six numbers in the previous drawing, the jackpot for Friday, Sept.
- That winning ticket, worth a cash value of $344.2 million, was sold at a Wawa store in Bradenton, Florida.
- 25 Mega Millions drawing, including the winning numbers.
- The next Mega Millions drawing is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept.
- Mega Millions tickets are sold at convenience stores, gas stations, grocery stores and other lottery retailers.
- Players choose five white-ball numbers from 1 to 70 and one gold Mega Ball number from 1 to 24.
- Ask for a Quick Pick, and the numbers will be generated for you.
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