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October 28, 2025

Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $714 Million; Natural State Jackpot Jumps to $480,000 for Tonight’s Drawing

Little Rock, Ark.

Jackpots for Mega Millions® and the Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) continue to rise ahead of tonight’s drawings.

The Mega Millions® jackpot is $714 million.

Mega Millions is a multi-state draw game, with drawings held every Tuesday and Friday at 10 p.m. Tickets cost $5 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 9:45 p.m. on draw nights.

Since the April game change, 98 Arkansas lottery players have claimed Mega Millions prizes of $500 and above. Eight players won prizes of $600 or more in the Oct. 24 drawing, with winning tickets sold in Pine Bluff, Conway, Searcy, Bella Vista, Little Rock, Jonesboro, Ozark and Hot Springs.

The jackpot for tonight’s NSJ drawing is $480,000.

Played and won only in Arkansas, NSJ drawings are held daily at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $1 per play, and ticket sales cut off at 7:59 p.m.

These tickets are available for purchase at licensed ASL retailers and through retailer apps from ASL’s Play on the Go partners. For more information about the Play on the Go options, visit the Where To Play page on the ASL website.

For more information about these draw games, 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 $8 billion and returned more than $1.5 billion for scholarships to benefit Arkansas students. More than 822,000 college scholarships distributed by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education have been awarded to Arkansans. The lottery has awarded more than $5.5 billion in prizes to players, more than $462 million in retailer commissions, and provided more than $188 million in state and federal tax revenue.

Follow the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery on FacebookX, 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.