Just hours before Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, the jackpot has inched even closer to $1 billion.

The Mega Millions jackpot is now at $980 million as of 1 p.m. on Nov. 14, with an estimated cash value of $445.3 million. It’s the eighth largest jackpot in game history.

The drawing on Friday night will be the game’s 40th since the jackpot was last won in June. At the time, it was worth $348 million and the winning ticket was sold in Virginia.

This $980 million jackpot is the game’s largest since December 2024, when a $1.269 billion jackpot was won on a ticket sold in California.

The drawing for the $980 million prize will be held at 11 p.m. on Nov. 7. Players can buy tickets at Massachusetts State Lottery retailers across the state until 10:45 p.m. on Friday.

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