Is today your lucky day? The Mega Millions numbers have dropped for the Friday, January 23, 2026 lottery jackpot worth an estimated $266 million, with a cash option of $120.8 million.
The winning numbers for Friday night’s drawing: 30, 42, 49, 53, 66, and the Mega ball: 4.
There was no grand prize winner on Friday, the Mega Millions lottery awarded 1 second prize (New York) worth $1,000,000 and 1 second prize (California) worth $1,265,778.
8 third prizes worth $20,000 – $30,000 with 2x – 3x Multiplier.
In total, more than 268,100 tickets won cash prizes totaling over $10.22 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, Jan 23, 2026:
| Match | Total Winners | Basic Prizes | Detail Winners | Total Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 266,000,000 USD | – | 0 USD |
| O O O O O | 2 | 1,000,000 USD | 10X(0), 5X(0), 4X(0), 3X(1), 2X(1) | 5,000,000 USD |
| O O O O | O | 8 | 10,000 USD | 10X(0), 5X(0), 4X(0), 3X(1), 2X(7) | 170,000 USD |
| O O O O | 100 | 500 USD | 10X(1), 5X(4), 4X(13), 3X(35), 2X(47) | 140,500 USD |
| O O O | O | 387 | 200 USD | 10X(16), 5X(25), 4X(49), 3X(118), 2X(179) | 238,600 USD |
| O O O | 8,753 | 10 USD | 10X(271), 5X(559), 4X(1121), 3X(2734), 2X(4068) | 263,270 USD |
| O O | O | 8,072 | 10 USD | 10X(242), 5X(492), 4X(1020), 3X(2537), 2X(3781) | 241,330 USD |
| O | O | 68,828 | 7 USD | 10X(2137), 5X(4195), 4X(8655), 3X(21453), 2X(32388) | 1,442,700 USD |
| | O | 181,966 | 5 USD | 10X(5682), 5X(11253), 4X(22568), 3X(57037), 2X(85426) | 2,726,600 USD |
| 268,116 | – | – | 10,223,000 USD |
Mega Millions is offered in 43 US States, in the District of Colombia and in the U.S Virgin Islands. Tickets are $5 for one play. Players must match all five numbers plus the Mega Ball number to claim the jackpot. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
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The drawings of Mega Millions still keep rolling, and the Mega Millions lottery is up to $285 million (Tuesday, January 27, 2026). Who will get the lucky’s god favour?
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