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No jackpot ticket sold. Mega Millions jackpot goes to $195,000,000
Updated: Saturday, May 2, 2026 01:42 AM
There were no Mega Millions game jackpot winners for Friday's $178,000,000 dollar drawing, so the grand prize will climb to an estimated $195,000,000 with the cash value at a projected $$86.3 million Tuesday, May 5th, 2026. The numbers from Friday, May 1st, 2026 drawing were 16-21-27-41-61 and the Mega Ball was 24, Megaplier was .
While there was no jackpot winner Friday evening, some people still walked away with big money. 4 third prize winning tickets were sold nationwide. Among them, 4 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.
In addition, 122 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 374 tickets that matched 3 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $200.
With nine different prize levels, there were 470,027 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, May 1st, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. It holds the record highest jackpot of $656 million in U.S. lottery history. Approximately 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players in prize winnings. Around 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. Around 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. Mega Millions game uses a 5/70 (white balls) + 1/25 (Mega Balls) system to randomly pick winning numbers. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners can select one-time lump sum cash payout option instead.
Compared with other Mega Millions participants, all the nine prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a set value. This causes different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other 43 jurisdictons. As an 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, California state lottery does not offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Friday, May 1st, 2026's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri May 01, 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 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 122 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 374 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 8,569 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 8,022 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 63,016 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 154,963 |
| Fri May 01, 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 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $502 | 57 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $256 | 124 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 3,546 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,164 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $6 | 26,306 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 65,877 |
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