The Mega Millions jackpot for the Friday drawing is an estimated $965 million, the eighth largest in the game’s history. The cash option on the prize is an estimated $445.3 million.

Friday’s Mega Millions drawing will be the fortieth since the jackpot was last hit on June 27, when a $348 million jackpot was won on a ticket sold in Virginia. The $965 million jackpot is the game’s largest since December 27, 2024, when a $1.269 billion jackpot was won on a ticket sold in California.

Mega Millions tickets are $5 each and can be played in 45 states

The Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation has announced a $10 million gift to McLean Hospital toward the creation of a new child and adolescent campus in Belmont.

The new 90,000 square foot campus is projected to house a wide range of resi

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