Mega Millions' October 20 Numbers: 13, 28, 33, 35, 48 and a Mega Ball 3 That Rolled the Pot to $433 Million

Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing came and went without anyone punching their ticket for the big one, which means the jackpot keeps doing what it does best: getting bigger and more theoretical. Here's what rolled out of the machine on October 20, 2026.

The winning numbers were 13, 28, 33, 35, 48, with a Mega Ball of 3. A nicely spaced set, running from the low teens all the way up near the top of the board, with nothing consecutive and no obvious pattern for the conspiracy-minded among us to latch onto. Just five numbers and a Mega Ball doing their job.

Nobody matched all six, so the jackpot didn't get claimed, and that means it's climbing again. The estimate for the next drawing now sits at $433,000,000, with a cash option of $178,600,000 for anyone who'd rather take the lump sum and let the annuity dream go. That's up from the previous estimate of $413,000,000 ($170,300,000 cash), so the pot grew a healthy chunk between drawings - exactly the kind of jump that gets people checking their numbers twice.

Every rollover is just the jackpot's way of saying "not yet, try again."

If you bought a ticket for this draw, now's the moment to actually dig it out of your coat pocket or glovebox and look it over. Even without a jackpot winner, Mega Millions drawings routinely produce a stack of smaller prizes - matching just the Mega Ball, or a couple of white balls, is enough to put a little something back in your pocket. It's not life-changing money, but it's also not nothing, and those smaller wins tend to go unclaimed more often than you'd think simply because people assume they lost and never look twice.

For the full rundown of recent drawings, including how this one stacks up against the last several weeks, the Mega Millions Results page has you covered with the complete history in one place.

As for what comes next: $433 million is the kind of number that starts conversations at the office coffee machine, the kind where somebody inevitably asks what you'd do with your share if you and three coworkers split it. The honest answer is probably "quit immediately and never speak of this job again," but the math usually gets more sobering once you factor in taxes and the cash-versus-annuity decision. That said, dreaming is free, and it's basically half the fun of playing in the first place.

Worth remembering, as always: these games are meant to be entertainment, not a financial plan, so keep whatever you spend within what you're comfortable losing and treat a win as a pleasant surprise rather than an expectation. If you do find yourself holding a jackpot-sized ticket somewhere down the line, there's no need to panic or rush into anything - a calm, methodical approach serves you far better than a frantic one.

For official drawing results, current jackpot figures, and the next drawing's countdown, you can also check in directly with Mega Millions's own site, which keeps things updated in real time as estimates shift leading up to the next draw.

So that's the story from October 20: 13, 28, 33, 35, 48, Mega Ball 3, no jackpot winner, and a prize now sitting at an estimated $433,000,000 heading into the next drawing. Check your tickets, keep an eye on those smaller prize tiers, and we'll see what the next set of balls decides to do.