Mega Millions Jackpot Reset for Friday Drawing, Powerball Grand Prize Reaches $120M

The Mega Millions jackpot has been reset after the recent win and is standing at $50 million for the upcoming drawing. At the same time, Powerball’s top prize has reached $120 million for tomorrow’s drawing.

Mega Millions Drawing to Take Place in a Few Hours

The Mega Millions jackpot was just won, and only two drawings after the previous win at that. While people expected the usual jackpot lull after the $533 grand prize landed on March 10, a player in Ohio surprised everyone by winning the $60 million prize on March 17. This was notably the fastest jackpot turnaround since August 2023.

As a result, players are now eagerly awaiting this evening’s drawing to see whether another miracle will happen. If the game’s top prize does end up landing, it would mark a truly unusual and exciting time for the game.

For reference, a hypothetical winner will grab $50 million if they choose the annuity option or $22.6 million if they go with the one-time lump sum.

The next drawing is set to take place at 11 pm ET today (March 20).

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $120M for Tomorrow’s Drawing

In the meantime, Powerball enthusiasts are bracing for this weekend’s drawing, which will see whether anyone wins the $120 million top prize. As the size of the prize suggests, the Powerball jackpot was also won a few drawings ago. The most recent jackpot was won in Arkansas, where a lucky player scooped up the mouth-watering $251 million sum.

A hypothetical winner tomorrow will be able to either get the $120 million annuity option or the lump sum of $54.4 million.

In the meantime, the Wednesday drawing awarded a $1 million prize to a lucky ticket holder in New York. With the Power Play multiplier at 3X, the player could have potentially won $3 million if they had the feature active.

In the meantime, ten players won the game’s third-tier prize after matching four white numbers and the Powerball. These included eight recipients of prizes of $50,000, as well as two winners of $150,000 due to Power Play.