No one hit Friday’s $496 million jackpot. The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $533 million, with a cash option valued at $244.2 million.
The winning numbers were: 8, 19, 26, 38, 42. The Mega ball drawn: 24
There was no grand prize winner on Friday, the Mega Millions lottery awarded 2 second prizes (Arizona, Florida) worth $2,000,000 and $4,000,000 with 2X – 4X Multiplier.
9 third prizes worth $20,000 – $100,000 with 2X – 10X Multiplier.
In total, more than 344,300 tickets won cash prizes totaling over $13.29 million in Friday’s drawing.
These are the prize payouts for all states that play Mega Millions combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier, with the detail of total winners “Megaplier 10X, 5X, 4X, 3X and 2X” on Fri, Mar 6, 2026:
| Match | Total Winners | Basic Prizes | Detail Winners | Total Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 496,000,000 USD | – | 0 USD |
| O O O O O | 2 | 1,000,000 USD | 10X(0), 5X(0), 4X(1), 3X(0), 2X(1) | 6,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 9 | 10,000 USD | 10X(1), 5X(0), 4X(5), 3X(2), 2X(1) | 380,000 USD |
| O O O O | 245 | 500 USD | 10X(14), 5X(16), 4X(29), 3X(75), 2X(111) | 391,500 USD |
| O O O | O | 642 | 200 USD | 10X(20), 5X(36), 4X(78), 3X(211), 2X(297) | 383,800 USD |
| O O O | 14,790 | 10 USD | 10X(502), 5X(913), 4X(1873), 3X(4621), 2X(6881) | 447,020 USD |
| O O | O | 12,682 | 10 USD | 10X(366), 5X(820), 4X(1686), 3X(3947), 2X(5863) | 380,710 USD |
| O | O | 95,369 | 7 USD | 10X(3005), 5X(5914), 4X(11863), 3X(29699), 2X(44888) | 2,001,615 USD |
| | O | 220,609 | 5 USD | 10X(6885), 5X(13781), 4X(27579), 3X(69225), 2X(103139) | 3,310,120 USD |
| 344,348 | – | – | 13,294,765 USD |
Mega Millions is offered in 43 US States, in the District of Colombia and in the U.S Virgin Islands. Tickets to Mega Millions cost $2 per play. There are nine total ways to win a prize.
To play, pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 24. You can choose Easy Pick or Quick Pick to have the terminal randomly pick numbers for you. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing.
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The drawings of Mega Millions still keep rolling, and the Mega Millions lottery is up to $533 million (Tuesday, March 10, 2026). Who will get the lucky’s god favour?
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