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Mega Millions up to $800M, Powerball grows to $663M
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Stream New York's #1 news - AccuWeather - original content 24/7 NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Mega Millions jackpot is up to $800 million for Tuesday night's drawing with a cash option of 344.2 million.
This is the largest Mega Millions jackpot since November, after no one hit all six numbers Friday.
So far, only two people have hit Mega Million jackpots this year, which could potentially be the lowest number since the game began in the early 2000s.
Lottery officials say the last time the game only saw two jackpot winners this time of year was in 2024. That year, only four people hit the jackpot, which was the fewest of any year.
Meantime, the Powerball jackpot has grown to a whopping $663 million for Wednesday night's drawing after there was no big winner on Monday.
The cash value of the jackpot is $290.4 million.
Monday night's winning numbers for July 27, 2026 were: 6, 26, 46, 58, 65, and Powerball 25. The power play was 2x.
The UK started taking part in Powerball drawings just last week.
The largest Powerball payout was just over $2 billion (about 1.5 billion pounds) from a ticket bought in 2022 in California. EuroMillions, a lottery offered across nine European countries and also operated in the U.K. by Allwyn, awarded the maximum 250 million euros (about $285 million) to players from France, Ireland and Austria over the course of 2025.
The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are a minuscule 1 in 292.2 million. Those odds will be the same for U.S. and U.K. players, lottery officials say.
U.S. lottery officials say the expanded player base will allow Powerball jackpots to grow more quickly, likely increasing sales as more people are drawn to larger grand prizes.
Tickets purchased in the U.K. will only go toward the Powerball jackpot - not lower-tier prizes. Players in the U.K. will have a different lower-tier prize structure.
The estimated jackpot amounts in each country will differ due to currency conversion rates and because the U.S. advertises prize amounts pretax, unlike in the U.K.
U.K. Powerball jackpots will also be paid over 30 years, whereas in the U.S. jackpot winners have a choice between taking their winnings spread over years through an annuity or in cash - nearly all winners opt for cash.
Powerball is played in 45 U.S. states, and Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In the game, players choose five white-ball numbers from 1 to 69 and one red Powerball number from 1 to 26. Drawings will continue to be held Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
1. $2.040 billion, Powerball, Nov. 7, 2022 (one ticket: California) 2. $1.787 billion. Powerball. Sept. 6, 2025 (two tickets: Missouri and Texas) 2. $1.765 billion, Powerball, Oct. 11, 2023 (one ticket: California) 3. $1.602 billion, Mega Millions, Aug. 8, 2023 (one ticket: Florida) 4. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets: California, Florida and Tennessee) 5. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket: South Carolina) 6. $1.348 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 13, 2023 (one ticket: Maine) 7. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket: Illinois) 8. $1.269 billion, Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024 (one ticket: California) 9.$1.128 billion Mega Millions, March 26, 2024 (one ticket, from New Jersey) 10. $1.08 billion, Powerball, July, 19, 2023 (one ticket: California)
You can watch the New York state lottery drawings live daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8:15 p.m. on ABC 7 New York.
Powerball drawings are also streamed here on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
Mega Millions drawings are streamed on Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 p.m.
The New York Lottery continues to be North America's largest and most profitable Lottery, contributing $3.7 billion in Lottery Aid to Education for FY2022-2023 to help support education in New York State.
New York Lottery revenue is distributed to local school districts by the same statutory formula used to distribute other state aid to education. It takes into account both a school district's size and its income level; larger, lower-income school districts receive proportionately larger shares of Lottery school funding.
For more information about the New York lottery and to see lottery results, please visit nylottery.ny.gov. .
New Yorkers struggling with a gambling addiction, or who know someone who is, can find help by calling the State's toll-free, confidential HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (467369). Standard text rates may apply.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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