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Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $180,000,000; 1 ticket won the second prize
Updated: Saturday, January 3, 2026 01:03 AM
The Mega Millions game grand prize increased since no one matched all 5 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball number from Friday night's $157,000,000 drawing. The next grand prize leaped to $180,000,000 for Tuesday night's drawing. The lump-sum cash payout stands at a projected $$81.9 million up for grab. The numbers from Friday, January 2nd, 2026 drawing were 06-13-34-43-52 with Mega Ball 04 and Megaplier X.
Although there was no grand prize winner Friday evening, some people still walked away with huge prizes. There was only one second prize winning ticket from Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching all five lotto numbers except the Mega Ball number. The 1 lucky ticket(s) sold in , each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Friday evening included 6 tickets that matched four white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Friday night included 173 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 405 tickets that matched 3 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $200.
With 9 different prize tiers, there were a total of 537,392 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, January 2nd, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. It holds the record biggest jackpot of $656 million in North American lottery history. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can choose one time lump-sum cash payout instead.
Compared with other Mega Millions states, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other 43 lotteries. By way of example, the 2nd Mega Millions prizes is $1,000,000 could pay the winner more than a million dollar due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, CA state lottery does not offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 100,096 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $59,857 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 $15,696 payout.
- 72 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $420 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $185 to $1,021, with an average of $516 payout.
- 168 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 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 $207 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Friday, January 2nd, 2026's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Jan 02, 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 | 6 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 173 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 405 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 9,814 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 8,918 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 71,657 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 177,722 |
| Fri Jan 02, 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 | $59,857 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $420 | 72 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $200 | 168 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,772 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,460 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 26,533 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 66,089 |
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Next Draw: Tue Apr 21, 2026
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