Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $754M for Halloween Drawing

While most of the US is looking forward to trick-or-treating, lottery players are awaiting the next Mega Millions jackpot with bated breath. With a drawing set to take place amid the festivities, fans are looking forward to seeing whether a lucky player will win the tempting nine-figure jackpot.

A Shocking Halloween Jackpot Awaits

Mega Millions announced that its upcoming drawing will boast the largest jackpot the game has ever offered on Halloween. After evading players for a while, the jackpot has now reached a staggering $754 million, with a cash value of $352.8 million.

The previous drawing took place on Tuesday but was rather unexciting for most. In addition to not crowning a winner of the jackpot, then standing at $714 million with a cash value of $334.1 million, Mega Millions failed to elect a winner of a seven-figure sum.

Still, eight players succeeded in matching the four white balls and the Mega Ball. Due to varying multipliers, three of those players won $20,000 each, another three took prizes of $30,000 each, while two took home prizes of $40,000 each.

In total, the October 28 drawing reported 502,089 winning tickets, with Mega Millions handing out prizes totaling roughly $10.1 million.

For context, the winning numbers were 2, 19, 33, 53, and 61, with a Mega Ball of 14.

The Jackpot Has Been Growing for Months

Mega Millions noted that tomorrow’s drawing would mark the seventh time in Mega Millions history that a drawing has taken place on Halloween. However, none of the previous instances has offered a jackpot quite like the current one.

The jackpot has been growing for several months now. The previous one was won in Virginia on June 27 and stood at $348 million. Since then, the jackpot has avoided players’ attempts to win a total of 35 times.

In that time, 17 players have managed to win seven-figure sums after matching all balls with the exception of the Mega Ball.

Mega Millions has so far awarded 4 jackpots in 2025. These included the aforementioned June 27 jackpot, as well as three earlier prizes won by players in Ohio, Illinois, and Arizona, standing at $112 million (April 18), $349 million (March 25), and $112 million (January 17), respectively.