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Published on Friday, April 17, 2026

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If you’ve been waiting for your moment, this weekend might just be it. We’re talking over $200 million in combined jackpots between Mega Millions® and Powerball, yeah, real money, life-changing type.

First up, Friday night brings the heat with Mega Millions®. The drawing goes down on Friday, April 17, 2026. The jackpot is sitting at an estimated $130 million, or about $58 million cash if you’re trying to grab it all upfront.

If you’re in the U.S., you can grab your ticket directly through the official Mega Millions® platform.

Outside the States? No problem.

Players from anywhere can still get in on the action through The Lotter, opening the door to not just Mega Millions, but other global lotteries too.

The price just kept climbing. Nobody matched all six numbers on Tuesday, April 14, when the numbers landed at 17, 21, 24, 57, and 69, with the Gold Mega Ball 12. And don’t sleep on the Megaplier, it can boost non-jackpot wins up to 10X, which is straight-up game-changing.

That rollover energy? That’s what builds jackpots like this.

The drawings themselves happen live at 11 p.m. ET from the WSB-TV studio in Atlanta. Shortly after the draw, the video gets posted on the official Mega Millions®  website so players everywhere can watch the moment those numbers drop.

 

Then Saturday steps in with another shot at greatness.

Powerball® is bringing a $75 million jackpot, with a $34 million cash option for the Saturday, April 18 drawing. Another solid bag is waiting for someone to claim it.

International players can tap into The Lotter to get their tickets in.

U.S. players can go straight to the official Powerball® website.

The last draw on Wednesday, April 15, didn’t produce a jackpot winner either. The numbers were 13, 21, 27, 43, and 45, with the Red Powerball 26. The Power Play multiplier hit 5X, which means even the smaller wins had some serious juice.

Powerball® drawings are broadcast live every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. ET from the Florida Lottery Draw Studio in Tallahassee.

Fans of the game can also watch the drawing through the livestream available on the official Powerball® website.

Bottom line, this weekend is stacked. Two major draws, over $200 million on the table, and all it takes is one ticket to flip everything.

You already know how this goes... somebody’s about to wake up different. The only question is, why not you?

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