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Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot rolls up to $250,000,000; Two second prize tickets sold
Updated: Saturday, January 17, 2026 01:01 AM
The multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot has built to an estimated $250,000,000 dollars after there was no jackpot winner in Friday's drawing. The lump-sum cash payout stands at a projected $$113.5 million. The winning numbers from Friday, January 16th, 2026 drawing were 02-22-33-42-67 and the Mega Ball was 01, Megaplier was . The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing for 85 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket sold in IL, matched all six numbers for a $344 million top prize.
Though there was no grand prize winner Friday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. There were two lucky tickets matched the first five lotto numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The two lucky ticket(s) purchased in , each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Friday evening included 11 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other winners Friday night included 131 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. 370 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 prize levels, there were a total of 465,404 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Friday, January 16th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. sold in 44 participating states as a shared jackpot game. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can choose one lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Not like other Mega Millions participants, all the nine prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other 43 Mega Millions states. By way of 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, CA state lottery does not have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 92,766 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 $25,285 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 $15,499 payout.
- 50 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $574 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 $521 payout.
- 176 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $181 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.
To find if you are among the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Friday, January 16th, 2026's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Jan 16, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 11 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 131 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 370 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 9,242 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 7,727 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 62,664 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 152,555 |
| Fri Jan 16, 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 | $25,285 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $574 | 50 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $181 | 176 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,722 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $11 | 3,025 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 24,798 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 60,993 |
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