Mega Millions Lottery winning numbers for Friday, Feb. 20 — Check your tickets

The Mega Millions Lottery drawing for Friday, Feb. 20 produced winning numbers and an estimated jackpot that matters to anyone holding a ticket for that night. The jackpot was an estimated $416 million with a cash option of $193. 1 million, and the published winning numbers for the Feb. 20 drawing were provided below.

Mega Millions Lottery winning numbers

The winning numbers for the Friday, Feb. 20 drawing are: 15, 63, 58, 48 and 40. The Mega Ball is 2. The jackpot for that draw was an estimated $416 million, with a cash option of $193. 1 million. The Powerball jackpot at the same time was listed at $190 million with a cash option of $88. 5 million.

How the game works

The game requires players to choose five white-ball numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 24. Ticket cost is now $5 per play, and the purchase includes a built-in multiplier that can increase non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times. Drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p. m. ET. The odds of matching the five white balls and the Mega Ball to win the jackpot are 1 in 290, 472, 336.

Prizes, odds and next drawing

Prize levels include a minimum payment of $10 for matching only the Mega Ball, and a minimum of $2 million for matching all five white balls (except in California). Jackpot winners have the option of an annuity or a cash payment. The annuity is structured as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, with each annual payment 5% larger than the previous one. If two or more tickets win the jackpot in the same drawing, the prize pool is shared equally among winning tickets. The next Mega Millions drawing after Feb. 20 is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 11 p. m. ET.

• Key takeaways: Winning numbers — 15, 63, 58, 48, 40; Mega Ball 2.
• Estimated jackpot for Feb. 20 drawing — $416 million (cash option $193. 1 million).
• Next drawing — Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 11 p. m. ET.

If you held a ticket for the Feb. 20 drawing, check your numbers carefully. For prize claims and detailed payout tables, review official lottery guidance where you purchased your ticket. Some prize details differ by state; matching prize levels noted above reflect the published game rules and the announced prize structure for the drawing.