The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has jumped to an estimated $145 million with a cash option of $65.9 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers immediately following the conclusion of the drawing.

The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky lottery ticket holder in Arizona, who struck gold on Jan. 18, winning a $113 million jackpot. According to the lottery, only four tickets matched all six Mega Millions numbers in 2024 – the fewest jackpots won in a calendar year since the game began in 2002.

The California player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Feb. 14 drawing, making it worth nearly $1.5 million, results show. The winning numbers: white balls 11-19-31-49-56, with gold Mega Ball 16.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday’s lottery drawing has increased to an estimated $129 million with a cash option of $59 million. The winning numbers were: 11, 19, 31, 49 and 56. The Mega Ball drawn was 16 with a Megaplier was of 3X.

What to know about Mega Millions . To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday's drawing to $145 million.