Mega Millions sets $345 million jackpot for Tuesday drawing

The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026 was estimated at $345 million, with a $139.6 million cash option, ahead of an 11 p.m. Eastern drawing. The prize had last been won on July 28, 2026 by a Florida player. Outlets disagreed on that earlier amount: NorthJersey.com listed $803 million, while DraftKings cited an estimated $800 million. DraftKings also reported the prior drawing had one million-dollar winner but no grand-prize winner. Tickets cost $5 and include a built-in multiplier of up to 10 times for non-jackpot prizes. Players choose five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball from 1 to 24; jackpot odds were given as 290,472,336-to-1. The game is sold in 45 states plus D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands and is not offered in Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, or Utah. NorthJersey.com separately listed Powerball at $485 million with a $199.8 million cash option. The next Mega Millions drawing was set for Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 at 11 p.m. Eastern. Pre-drawing coverage left winning-number fields blank. None of the supplied articles established the Oct. 6 outcome or provided its winning numbers.