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Friday's Mega Millions jackpot rises to $110,000,000; 1 second prize ticket sold
Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 01:02 AM
The grand prize in America's favorite Mega Millions lottery game continues to increase exciting players all across the country. Because no player correctly hit all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number in Friday's drawing the grand prize will jump to a projected $110,000,000! The lump-sum cash payout stands at $$49.2 million. The numbers from Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 drawing were 05-15-22-33-37 and the Mega Ball was 02, Megaplier was . The Mega Millions grand prize has been rolling over for 108 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.A single lucky winner from IL walked away with $344 million jackpot in Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.
While there was no jackpot winner Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. There was a sole lucky winner correctly matched all five numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) sold in will collect $1,000,000 cash each.
Additional prizes won Tuesday evening included 9 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 120 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. There were 337 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With nine prize tiers, there were 241,986 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. offered in 44 member states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record highest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. About 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players through prizes. Approximately 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. Roughly 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the member states. Mega Millions drawings occur 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can choose one time lump-sum cash payout instead.
Contrary to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This leads to different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. As an example, the 2nd Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar could pay the winner more than a million dollar due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, California state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 72,296 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $9,793 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2 to $59,857, with an average of $13,564 payout.
- 65 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $346 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $185 to $1,234, with an average of $524 payout.
- 139 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $180 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $94 to $407, with an average of $205 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Tuesday, April 7th, 2026's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Apr 07, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 9 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 120 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 337 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 7,914 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 6,570 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 49,214 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 0 |
| Tue Apr 07, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $43,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $9,793 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $346 | 65 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $180 | 139 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 3,099 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 2,648 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 20,120 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 46,223 |
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