No Mega Millions jackpot-winning ticket was sold ahead of Friday’s drawing, meaning that the prize is close to reaching record levels. The new jackpot was set at $740 million, with the next drawing coming on Tuesday,

Mega Millions tickets sold in California, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont won millions of dollars and narrowly missed the $695 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched five winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, in the drawing Friday, Dec. 13, the national Mega Millions site said.

A man who claims that he had both of the winning Mega Millions tickets for the $394 million prize in late 2023 is now suing the California Lottery because he's only gotten half of the total prize.

Two Mega Millions tickets sold in California won $560,000 each and narrowly missed the $619 million jackpot, lottery officials say. The tickets matched five winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, in the drawing Tuesday, Dec. 10, the national Mega Millions site said.

There were four tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, including one at a liquor store in Long Beach. It is worth $359,992, the California Lottery announced.

A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $197.5 million is set to expire this weekend, the California Lottery says. Lottery players are urged to check for the ticket, which was one of two Mega Millions jackpot winners from December 2023 sold at the exact same Chevron gas station in Encino.

The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday night’s lottery drawing has increased by $25 million — to an estimated $695 million — because of brisk ticket sales.

When is the next Mega Millions drawing? The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 11 p.m. ET. The jackpot is $740 million with a cash option of $342.9 million. It’s