Mega Millions Drawing Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026: 11 p.m. ET, Est. $482 Million Jackpot

The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at 11 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), with an estimated jackpot of $482 million (estimated cash value $203.6 million), according to the Texas Lottery and the California Lottery as of Nov. 1. That is 10 p.m. Central Time (CT), 9 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) and 8 p.m. Pacific Time (PT). The Friday, Oct. 30 drawing had no jackpot winner. Its numbers were 5, 10, 38, 49 and 68 with Mega Ball 17, per the Texas Lottery. Below are the ticket cutoffs by state and every drawing date through December.

Mega Millions drawing time on Tuesday, Nov. 3

The Florida Lottery says Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 11 PM Eastern Time. The New Jersey Lottery says they are held at approximately 11:00 pm. The Texas Lottery notes that it broadcasts the drawings every Tuesday and Friday evening at 10:12 p.m. CT, which is 11:12 p.m. ET by our conversion.

Zone	Time on Tuesday, Nov. 3
Eastern (ET)	11:00 p.m.
Central (CT)	10:00 p.m.
Mountain (MT)	9:00 p.m.
Pacific (PT)	8:00 p.m.

The Eastern time is the Florida Lottery’s. The other three rows are our conversions.

What is the Mega Millions jackpot for Nov. 3?

The Texas Lottery lists a current estimated annuitized jackpot of $482 million for 11/03/2026 and an estimated cash value of $203.6 million. The California Lottery’s page, last updated Nov. 1 at 7:45 p.m., shows the same $482 million estimate. The Oct. 30 drawing had an estimated jackpot of $463 million and no jackpot winner, and the Texas Lottery lists it as a roll.

Five white balls are drawn from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball from 1 to 24. megamillions.com lists jackpot odds of 1 in 290,472,336 and says tickets cost $5.00 per play, with a multiplier included. The multiplier is 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X and applies to non-jackpot prizes.

Mega Millions ticket cutoff by state

The drawing is at 11 p.m. ET, but sales stop earlier. Each state lottery sets its own cutoff, so the table gives what five official pages say. We converted to ET only where the page names a zone or the zone is Eastern.

State	Official cutoff	In ET
Pennsylvania	Sales end at 9:59 p.m. on drawing nights	9:59 p.m.
Florida	Tickets may be purchased until 10:00 p.m. ET	10:00 p.m.
New Jersey	Purchase prior to 10:45 pm on Tuesday and Friday	Page gives no zone
Texas	No tickets during Draw Break, 9:45-10:15 p.m. CT	10:45-11:15 p.m.
California	Draw entry closes at 7:45 p.m. on the day of the draw	10:45 p.m. if local time

California’s page prints no zone. If it means local time in California, the cutoff is 10:45 p.m. ET. For any other state, ask the retailer or read your own lottery’s page.

Mega Millions prizes and odds by multiplier

megamillions.com lists these prizes. It says California prize amounts are paid on a pari-mutuel basis and differ from these fixed amounts.

Match	2X	3X	4X	5X	10X	Odds
5 + Mega Ball	Jackpot	Jackpot	Jackpot	Jackpot	Jackpot	1 in 290,472,336
5	$2M	$3M	$4M	$5M	$10M	1 in 12,629,232
4 + Mega Ball	$20K	$30K	$40K	$50K	$100K	1 in 893,761
4	$1K	$1.5K	$2K	$2.5K	$5K	1 in 38,859
3 + Mega Ball	$400	$600	$800	$1K	$2K	1 in 13,965
3	$20	$30	$40	$50	$100	1 in 607
2 + Mega Ball	$20	$30	$40	$50	$100	1 in 665
1 + Mega Ball	$14	$21	$28	$35	$70	1 in 86
Mega Ball only	$10	$15	$20	$25	$50	1 in 35

Mega Millions drawing dates, Nov. 3 to Dec. 29, 2026

Drawings fall on Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET. We computed each date from that schedule, and the other zones are our conversions.

Date	ET	CT	MT	PT
Tue., Nov. 3	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 6	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 10	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 13	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 17	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 20	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 24	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 27	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 1	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 4	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 8	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 11	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 15	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 18	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 22	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 25	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
Tue., Dec. 29	11:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.

We found no holiday statement on the Florida or New Jersey pages, so nothing here says a drawing moves. Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2026, is a Friday, which falls on a drawing night. Check the official sites before then, and plan the season with our November 2026 printable calendar and December 2026 printable calendar.

Where can you play Mega Millions?

megamillions.com says you can play Mega Millions in 47 localities. Your own lottery’s page has its cutoff, claim rules and age limit. If gambling is a problem for you or someone you know, the National Council on Problem Gambling helpline is 1-800-Gambler, and its site is ncpgambling.org.

Print the Mega Millions drawing dates

The one-page printable lists the 17 Tuesday and Friday drawings from Nov. 3 to Dec. 29, 2026, with the time in ET and a line to write your numbers. Use the ink-saver version on a home printer. Powerball has its own days and dates in our Powerball drawing story. For the rest of the season, see the weekends until Christmas planner and the holiday deals this week.