Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls Over to $529 Million
No ticket matched all five white balls in Friday's drawing, leaving the prize to grow for the next Tuesday drawing.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Gambling
Friday's Mega Millions drawing, which carried a $505 million grand prize, produced no jackpot winner. The jackpot rolls over to $529 million for the Tuesday, November 10 drawing.
Why it matters
Repeated rollovers push the advertised jackpot higher, which tends to drive more ticket sales across the country. Players nationwide are facing the game's long odds as the prize climbs.
The jackpot odds are 1 in 290 million and each ticket costs $5. Six tickets matched four white balls plus the Mega Ball, with three of them winning $20,000 and three winning $30,000 with the multiplier.
The players
Mega Millions
Mega Millions is a multistate lottery game played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
The details
The winning numbers were 27, 34, 44, 53 and 64 with Mega Ball 1. A total of 300,534 winning tickets were sold, and the game is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
Timeline
Friday, November 6, 2026: Drawing held with no jackpot winner.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026: Next drawing with a $529 million jackpot.
Market Landscape
Mega Millions jackpots roll over whenever no ticket matches all six numbers, which is how the prize grew from $505 million to $529 million. Each rollover builds the next prize and tends to draw players back to the game's long odds.
Players who want to join the next drawing should note that a ticket costs $5 and the jackpot is advertised at $529 million, though the cash option is $224.2 million. Odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290 million, so budgeting for tickets as entertainment spending is the practical approach.
The takeaway
Jackpot size grows with each rollover, but the odds of winning stay the same. Setting a fixed budget for tickets keeps the game in perspective.
What happens next
The next Mega Millions drawing takes place Tuesday, November 10, 2026, with a $529 million jackpot.
Further reading
Explore more on Gambling to see how lottery jackpots and other games work.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Mlive.
