The Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb as there was no winner of the $296 million jackpot for the drawing held on Friday, May 22, 2026.
That means the next Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 will be worth $311 million with a cash option of $136.4 million.
- The Mega Millions numbers (white) for Friday, May 22, 2026: 3 – 22 – 34 – 54 – 61
- The yellow Mega ball number: 8
There was no grand prize winner on Friday, the Mega Millions lottery awarded 3 third prizes worth $20,000 with 2X Multiplier.
In total, more than 265,800 tickets won cash prizes totaling over $5.21 million in Tuesday’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, May 22, 2026:
| Match | Total Winners | Basic Prizes | Detail Winners | Total Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 296,000,000 USD | – | 0 USD |
| O O O O O | 0 | 1,000,000 USD | 10X(0), 5X(0), 4X(0), 3X(0), 2X(0) | 0 USD |
| O O O O | O | 3 | 10,000 USD | 10X(0), 5X(0), 4X(0), 3X(0), 2X(3) | 60,000 USD |
| O O O O | 135 | 500 USD | 10X(1), 5X(7), 4X(19), 3X(47), 2X(61) | 192,000 USD |
| O O O | O | 439 | 200 USD | 10X(18), 5X(26), 4X(68), 3X(139), 2X(188) | 275,000 USD |
| O O O | 9,353 | 10 USD | 10X(276), 5X(599), 4X(1192), 3X(2916), 2X(4370) | 280,110 USD |
| O O | O | 8,942 | 10 USD | 10X(260), 5X(573), 4X(1123), 3X(2806), 2X(4180) | 267,350 USD |
| O | O | 71,788 | 7 USD | 10X(2299), 5X(4490), 4X(8959), 3X(22469), 2X(33571) | 1,510,775 USD |
| | O | 175,201 | 5 USD | 10X(5489), 5X(11169), 4X(22133), 3X(54342), 2X(82068) | 2,632,145 USD |
| 265,861 | – | – | 5,217,380 USD |
Mega Millions is a famous lottery that was released in the US. It allows foreigners to buy lottery tickets and win prizes. The Mega Millions lottery prize attracts many players around the world to buy tickets to try their luck through the best online lottery sites like TheLotter.
Here’s how Mega Millions used to work: Players pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and a Mega number of 1 to 24. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336.
Mega Millions drawings happen every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
The next Mega Millions drawing will be on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The jackpot jumps to $311 million. Would you like to try your luck?
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