The NC Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 results for each game: 20-42-46-59-69, Mega Ball: 19, Megaplier: 4 Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Mega Millions is closing out 2024 with a billion-dollar lottery jackpot! It is the 12th time in US history that the grand prize reached $1 billion.

Mega Millions tickets sold in Florida, Minnesota and New Jersey won $1 million, just missing the $20 million jackpot, lottery officials said. The tickets matched five winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball, in the drawing Tuesday, Dec. 31, the national Mega Millions site said.

The Mega Millions jackpot had gone unclaimed since Sept. 10, when a Texas player hit the $810 million grand prize, lottery officials said. To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball. The odds of scoring a jackpot prize are 1 in 302,575,350.

The Tennessee Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 3, 2025, results for each game: 20-42-46-59-69, Mega Ball: 19, Megaplier: 4 Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.