The NC Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 results for each game: 20-24-33-39-48, Mega Ball: 18, Megaplier: 2 Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Mega Millions is closing out 2024 with a billion-dollar lottery jackpot! It is the 12th time in US history that the grand prize reached $1 billion.

Is today your lucky day? The numbers for the Mega Millions jackpot will be drawn at around 11 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

“We know that many people will likely receive tickets to Friday’s drawing as holiday gifts, and what a gift that would turn out to be if you ended up with a ticket worth a $1.15 billion jackpot,” Joshua Johnston, lead director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a news release before the jackpot rose again to $1.22 billion.

While an automatic 24% is withheld upfront, you would almost certainly owe a total of 37% when you file your 2024 tax return.

Mega Millions tickets sold in Florida, Minnesota and New Jersey won $1 million, just missing the $20 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The tickets matched five winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, in the drawing Tuesday, Dec. 31, the national Mega Millions site said.

Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $1.22 billion prize on December 27. Here are the winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing: The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $62 million.

You could be the next Mega Millions lottery jackpot winner. This jackpot was an estimated $62 million for Tuesday night's drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The last jackpot was won on December 27,

Did you play Mega Millions today? Check out the winning numbers for the Jan. 7, 2025 drawing and see if it's your lucky day.