The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing skyrockets to $331,000,000

The multi-state Mega Millions game jackpot has built to an estimated $331,000,000 dollars after there was no grand prize winner in Tuesday's drawing. The cash value will be an estimated $$145.2 million. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night, May 26th, 2026 were 01, 05, 49, 51, 59 with Mega Ball 07 and Megaplier X.

Even though the grand prize was not awarded Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. There were a total of 5 third prize winning tickets. These included 5 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000.

Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 144 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 450 tickets that matched 3 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $200.

With nine prize levels, there were 582,498 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. can be played in 44 participating states as a shared jackpot game. It holds the record largest jackpot of $656 million in North American lottery history. Approximately 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players in prize winnings. Approximately 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. To play, select 5 numbers from 1 to 70 and pick a Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. The overall odds of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions grand prize are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize starts at 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can select one time lump sum cash payout option instead.

Tue May 26, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S.
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball	$0	0
5 of 5	$0	0
4 of 5 + Megaball	$0	5
4 of 5	$0	144
3 of 5 + Megaball	$0	450
3 of 5	$0	8,948
2 of 5 + Megaball	$0	10,095
1 of 5 + Megaball	$0	79,121
Megaball Only	$0	192,486

Tue May 26, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(w/o Megaplier)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball	$0	0

Tue May 26, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(with Megaplier)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners

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New York MEGA Millions	SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
06 26 34 59 61 MB: 24 Fri Sep 4, 2026 Last 10 | Calendar | Search Intelli-Combos | Power Picks | Frequency Chart | Overdue Chart Win Checker | Lotto Wheels | Prize Analysis News & Payout | Skip and Hit Analysis	Next Draw: Tue Sep 8, 2026 $193,000,000  Change: +$16,000,000