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A single ticket in JackpotWinners won $800,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot in Tuesday night's drawing
Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2026 01:42 AM
One single winner has taken the $800,000,000 grand prize from the latest drawing of the multistate Mega Millions. The only ticket to match all the winning numbers from Tuesday night's Mega Millions game drawing was sold in JackpotWinners. The numbers from Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 drawing were 34, 48, 49, 59, 70 and the Mega Ball was 12, Megaplier was . The winner can either take a cash option worth $344.2 million before taxes, or choose to receive 30-year annuity option with yearly payment approximately of $30.77 million before taxes. The winning ticket holder is encouraged to sign the ticket, put it in a safe place and contact lottery officials as soon as possible. Jackpot winner has the chance to select the cash value of the jackpot while claiming the prize. If the winner doesn't make choice, the payment option will revert to annuity by default.
In addition to the grand prize hit on Tuesday, a lot more people took home with large winnings. There were 2 lucky players that correctly matched all five lotto numbers and won the 2nd prize. The 2 lucky ticket(s) sold in , each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
In addition, 15 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Other prizes won Tuesday night included 349 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. There were 917 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With 9 ways to win, there were 1,291,987 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 drawing.
The next Mega Millions lottery jackpot is estimated at $50,000,000 for Friday night. The cash option stands at $$21.5 million.
Mega Millions lottery is played in 43 states and D.C. It holds the record highest jackpot of $656 million in U.S. lottery history. Mega Millions uses a 5/70 (white balls) + 1/25 (Mega Balls) system to randomly choose winning numbers. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the winnings 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize starts at 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners may select one-time lump sum cash payout instead.
| Tue Jul 28, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 1 JackpotWinners
| | 5 of 5 | $0 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 15 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 349 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 917 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 20,966 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 20,770 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 166,182 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 436,792 |
| Tue Jul 28, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(w/o Megaplier) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
| Tue Jul 28, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(with Megaplier) | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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 Next Draw: Fri Jul 31, 2026 $50,000,000 Change: $-750,000,000
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