Florida Lands Mega Millions Jackpot as $803 Million Ticket Ends 38-Draw Run

A single ticket sold in Florida has won the Mega Millions jackpot for the July 28 drawing, with the top prize finalized at $803 million and a cash option of $345.5 million. The win matters not only because it ends a long run of rollovers, but because it adds another major Mega Millions result to Florida’s recent history and resets the game’s top prize to its starting level for the next draw.

According to Mega Millions, the winning numbers were 34, 48, 49, 59 and 70, with Mega Ball 12. The jackpot had rolled for 38 drawings since it was last hit in Ohio on March 17. Readers checking tickets should compare carefully against the official draw and remember that many non-jackpot prizes were also won in the same drawing.

For the latest draw archives, players can review our Mega Millions results page, and broader multi-game updates are available on our lottery results hub.

Verified facts from the July 28 draw

• One jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Florida.
• The final jackpot was $803 million, with a cash option of $345.5 million.
• The winning numbers were 34, 48, 49, 59 and 70, plus Mega Ball 12.
• This was the third Mega Millions jackpot won in 2026.
• Mega Millions lists it as the tenth largest jackpot in the game’s history.
• The jackpot grew over 38 drawings since the previous jackpot win on March 17 in Ohio.
• The next drawing on Friday, July 31 resets to $50 million, or $21.5 million cash.

Why the final jackpot was higher than the estimate

One detail that often confuses casual players is why a jackpot can finish above its advertised estimate. Mega Millions said the final amount came in slightly higher because the closing figure is based on actual sales rather than the pre-draw projection. That means the advertised jackpot before the draw is an estimate, not a locked number.

This matters in large roll cycles, when ticket demand can accelerate sharply in the final day. The same principle applies whether the increase is modest or dramatic: the official final jackpot is determined after sales data is accounted for.

It is also important to separate the two headline figures. The $803 million amount refers to the annuitized jackpot, which is paid over time. The $345.5 million figure is the advertised cash value for a winner choosing the lump-sum option. Those are not two separate prizes; they are two ways of valuing the same jackpot before taxes and subject to the rules that apply in the selling jurisdiction.

How big this win is in Florida and in Mega Millions history

By Mega Millions’ accounting, this is the game’s third jackpot winner of 2026, following prizes of $536 million in Illinois on March 10 and $60 million in Ohio on March 17. It also ranks as the tenth largest jackpot in the game’s history.

For Florida specifically, the result adds to a notable record. The state joined Mega Millions in 2013 and has now won or shared six jackpots. It also remains home to the game’s all-time record jackpot, a $1.602 billion prize won on August 8, 2023.

Mega Millions further notes that the game is the only lottery product to have awarded seven jackpots above $1 billion to individual ticket-holders across seven different jurisdictions: Florida, South Carolina, New Jersey, Maine, Illinois, Michigan and California. That statistic does not change the odds for any future draw, but it does place this latest Florida win in the context of the game’s recent history.

What happened across the 38-draw jackpot run

The jackpot story can overshadow how many other prizes were paid during a long rollover sequence. Mega Millions reports that across the 38 drawings in this run, nearly 10.9 million winning tickets were sold, with more than $273 million paid in non-jackpot prizes.

Among those were 18 second-tier prizes valued from $2 million to $5 million, spread across 10 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. There were also 263 third-tier prizes ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 in 38 states.

In the July 28 drawing alone, 645,993 tickets won prizes at various levels, in addition to the single jackpot ticket. Two tickets matched all five white balls to hit the second-tier prize. A New York ticket with a 3X multiplier is worth $3 million, while an Illinois ticket with a 5X multiplier is worth $5 million.

Fifteen tickets won at the third tier by matching four white balls plus the Mega Ball. Mega Millions lists seven tickets at $20,000, five at $30,000, two at $40,000 and one at $50,000. California is a special case, because prize amounts there vary on a pari-mutuel basis rather than following the fixed-prize structure used elsewhere.

How the multiplier shaped other prizes in this draw

Mega Millions tickets cost $5 and include a randomly assigned multiplier of 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X. That multiplier applies to the game’s base non-jackpot prizes, which is why players in the same prize tier can receive different amounts in the same drawing.

The July 28 results are a clear example. Both second-tier winners matched the same five white balls, but one ticket carried a 3X multiplier and the other a 5X multiplier, producing prizes of $3 million and $5 million. The same mechanism explains the spread among third-tier wins from $20,000 up to $50,000.

If you are unsure how your prize level works, our lottery guides section can help explain draw formats, prize tiers and common claim questions.

A practical checklist for Florida players and other winners

If you bought a ticket for the July 28 drawing, start with the basics and do them in order.

• Check the draw date first, then match each number carefully: 34, 48, 49, 59, 70 and Mega Ball 12.
• Look for the printed multiplier on your ticket, because it can change the value of non-jackpot prizes.
• Sign the back of the ticket if your jurisdiction recommends it and store it safely until you confirm the claim process.
• Do not assume a near miss means no prize; many winners matched fewer than all six numbers.
• If you are in California, verify the exact payout because certain prizes there are pari-mutuel.
• For a major prize, review the official claim instructions from the state lottery before traveling or sharing details publicly.

What remains unknown at this stage is the identity of the Florida jackpot winner, where in the state the ticket was sold, and whether the prize will be claimed as cash or annuity. Those details often emerge later through the state lottery rather than immediately after the drawing.

Mega Millions publishes the official news release and draw information here: official Mega Millions release.

For reference, Mega Millions drawings are held at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta. The game is sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mega Millions states the overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 23, while the jackpot odds are 1 in 290,472,336.

A couple of useful follow-ups

What were the winning numbers for the July 28, 2026 Mega Millions drawing?

Mega Millions reports that the winning numbers were 34, 48, 49, 59 and 70, with Mega Ball 12.

How much was the Florida Mega Millions jackpot worth?

The single jackpot-winning ticket sold in Florida was worth $803 million as an annuity, with a cash option of $345.5 million, according to Mega Millions.

Was there only one jackpot winner in the July 28 drawing?

Yes. Mega Millions said the July 28 drawing produced a single jackpot-winning ticket, and it was sold in Florida.

What happens to the Mega Millions jackpot after this win?

Mega Millions said the jackpot for the next drawing on Friday, July 31 resets to its starting value of $50 million, or $21.5 million cash.