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The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $266,000,000
Updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 01:46 AM
The jackpot for Friday Mega Millions climbed to $266,000,000 (cash option $$120.8 million) after no player hit all 5 lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number Tuesday night. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, January 20th, 2026 were 08, 47, 50, 56, 70 with Mega Ball number 12 and Megaplier . The Mega Millions grand prize has been growing for 86 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.A single lucky winner from IL walked away with $344 million grand prize in Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.
Though there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. A total of 5 lucky tickets won the 3rd prize. These included 5 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
Also, 125 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. 380 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 prize levels, there were 478,204 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is played in 43 states and D.C. To play, choose 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then pick 1 Mega Ball number from a set of 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The odds of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions 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.
As opposed to 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 causes different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other 43 lotteries. One example is, 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 have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 101,367 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 6 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $4,278 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 $15,359 payout.
- 72 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $409 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.
- 180 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $182 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.
To find if you are one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, January 20th, 2026's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Jan 20, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 5 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 125 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 380 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 7,791 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 7,605 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 63,192 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 160,004 |
| Tue Jan 20, 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 | $4,278 | 6 | | 4 of 5 | $409 | 72 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $182 | 180 | | 3 of 5 | $11 | 3,370 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,334 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 26,701 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 67,704 |
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