The Mega Millions® jackpot soars to $527 million ahead of the Friday night drawing.

The Mega Millions jackpot has been hit twice in 2024, once in March at $1.128 billion and a second time in June at $552 million.

Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 10 p.m. CST. Five balls numbered 1 to 70 and one ball numbered 1 to 25 are drawn. To win the jackpot, a Mega Millions player must match all six numbers drawn.

Winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize. If more than one player holds a jackpot-winning ticket, the prize is split evenly among the winners.

The jackpot amount resets to $20 million once hit. 

Ticket sales cut off at 9:45 p.m. the night of the drawing, and tickets cost $2 per play. For an additional $1, players can purchase the Megaplier® option to multiply any non-jackpot winnings by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times.

Players must be 18 years old or older to purchase a ticket.

Mega Millions tickets are available online and at licensed Arkansas lottery retailers. For a list of online options, visit the Where to Play page on the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery website.

For more information about lottery games and how to play, visit MyArkansasLottery.com.

About the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery 

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) creates winning people, winning futures, and winning moments. Since 2009, the ASL has sold over $7.5 billion and returned more than $1.4 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 770,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. The lottery has awarded more than $5 billion in prizes to players, more than $424 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $178 million in state and federal tax revenue.

Follow the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery on Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Visit MyArkansasLottery.com for more information on scholarships, winners, games, odds, promotions – and to join The Club for free. To get help with problem gambling, contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.