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Friday's Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $199,000,000; 1 ticket won the second prize
Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2026 12:32 AM
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing leaped to $199,000,000 for the Friday drawing. The lump-sum cash payout stands at a projected $$90.5 million. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $180,000,000 drawing hit five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number. The numbers from Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 drawing were 09-39-47-58-68 and the Mega Ball was 24, Megaplier was .
Although the grand prize was not awarded Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was only one lucky ticket matched the first five numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 1 lucky ticket(s) bought in , each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Also, 4 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Other prizes won Tuesday night included 135 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 364 tickets that matched 3 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine ways to win, there were 500,892 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game offered in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. About 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players in prize winnings. About 15% goes to commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. Roughly 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating lottery states. To play Mega Millions, select 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then pick a Mega Ball number from a set of 25. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners may choose one time lump sum cash payout instead.
In contrast to other Mega Millions participants, all the nine prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. For example, the second 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 doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 99,331 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 8 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $3,173 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 $15,338 payout.
- 40 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $729 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 $519 payout.
- 159 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $204 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 $206 payout.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Tuesday, January 6th, 2026's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Jan 06, 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 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 135 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 364 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 8,453 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 7,926 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 66,011 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 167,552 |
| Tue Jan 06, 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 | $3,173 | 8 | | 4 of 5 | $729 | 40 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $204 | 159 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,501 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $11 | 3,076 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 26,398 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 66,149 |
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