Mega Millions Jackpot at $50M for Tonight’s Drawing

The Mega Millions grand prize for tonight’s drawing is $50 million. The drawing follows a highly successful Tuesday drawing where several players won big prizes, including the game’s jackpot.

The Jackpot Was Reset After the Recent Win

While Friday the 13^th is usually associated with bad luck for everyone, Mega Millions players count on being an exception as the game’s next drawing looms.

The Mega Millions jackpot is standing at $50 million for the Friday drawing and is essentially the lowest possible prize a Mega Millions player who matches all six numbers can get. This is due to the fact that the jackpot was just reset after the first jackpot for 2026 landed a few days earlier.

A hypothetical winner who matches all five white numbers and the gold Mega Ball would be able to receive his full winnings as an annuity or go with the one-time lump sum option of $22.9 million.

As mentioned, the March 13 drawing comes right after the previous Mega Millions jackpot was won. The prize was scored by a player in Illinois who matched the winning combination – 16, 21, 30, 35 and 65, plus the gold Mega Ball 7 – to win a life-changing $533 million. If the player chooses the lump sum when they come forward, they would get $244.2 million instead.

Powerball Drawing to Follow with $75M Jackpot on the Line

The Powerball jackpot was also won just recently and subsequently reset. The game’s next drawing is set to take place this Saturday, with the top prize currently at $75 million with a cash option of $34.6 million.

While no one won the jackpot from the previous Powerball drawing, two separate players scooped up prizes of $1 million each.

In other news, a $2.5 million lottery jackpot was just won by a $120,000,000 Payout player in Pennsylvania.

Additionally, a father’s routine visit to see his daughter in North Carolina netted him some $410,432 after he casually purchased a Cash 5 ticket, only to win the game’s jackpot.