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Mega Millions jackpot reaches $458 million for tonight’s drawing

February 27, 2026 Posted by NC Lottery at 11:50 AM
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Mega Millions players can have fun trying their luck on a $458 million jackpot on Friday.

A winner tonight would have the choice of taking home the $458 million jackpot as an annuity or $212.4 million in cash.

As the jackpot grows, players are winning lots of other prizes playing Mega Millions. Tuesday’s drawing produced more than 7,600 winning tickets in North Carolina.

Mega Millions players also help benefit education in the state as the current jackpot run has raised over an estimated $7.6 million for education programs in North Carolina.

The odds of winning a Mega Millions jackpot are 1 in 290 million.

Players can buy Mega Millions tickets at any lottery retail location or through Online Play on the lottery’s website, www.nclottery.com, or with the NC Lottery Official Mobile App.

For details on how lottery funds make a difference in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties, click on the “Impact” section of the lottery’s website.


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3/03/2026 06:34 - Kearia H.

Did I winNC Lottery
Hi, Kearia! You can scan your ticket using our mobile app or visit a NC Lottery retailer or vending machine to check and see if your ticket was a lucky winner.

3/01/2026 04:54 - Dorothy M.

Is there a law against how many winners won pick three and pick four in a certain way whether it was straight combo because displaying was on the back of the ticket we don’t need to know we already know how you win. It’s on the ticket even South Carolina show you how many winners won I bet they’re very few Straight winners and you have to buy that fireball in order to win.

2/28/2026 06:53 - Joseph O.

Did I win NC Lottery
Hi there, Joseph! You can scan your ticket using the scanner on our mobile app or visit a NC Education Lottery retailer or vending machine to check and see if your ticket was a lucky winner.

2/28/2026 06:48 - Brian T.

It is amazing how 3 out of 6 numbers repeat in back to back drawings on a lottery game of this scale, the 39, the 43, and the Megaball 23. That's astronomical odds and yet no public outcry. You lottery folks and all your colleagues that are associated should be ashamed and concerned of what your actions do to society as a whole.

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