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No jackpot winning ticket sold last night. Enormous Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Tuesday night
Updated: Saturday, May 16, 2026 01:24 AM
Friday night's Mega Millions drawing has yielded no jackpot winner for the $251,000,000 grand prize. With nobody matched all six numbers in Mega Millions lottery , Tuesday night's drawing will be worth $277,000,000 for a single winner. The lump-sum cash payout will be an estimated $$120.4 million up for grab. The numbers from Friday, May 15th, 2026 drawing were 17-23-25-52-61 and the Mega Ball was 03, Megaplier was . The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing for 119 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.The last jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in IL, matched all six numbers for a $344 million top prize.
Though the jackpot was not hit Friday evening, some players still walked away with big money. 5 3rd prize winning tickets were sold nationwide. Among them, 5 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.
Additional prizes won Friday night included 151 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. There were 470 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With 9 different prize levels, there were a total of 531,384 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, May 15th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Mega Millions lottery uses a 5/70 (white balls) + 1/25 (Mega Balls) matrix from which winning numbers are chosen. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may select one time lump sum cash payout instead.
In contrast to other Mega Millions states, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a set value. This results in different amounts of prize for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other 43 Mega Millions states. For example, the second 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 doesn't offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 114,577 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 3 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $9,759 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 $13,520 payout.
- 75 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $448 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $185 to $1,234, with an average of $527 payout.
- 208 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $180 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, May 15th, 2026's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri May 15, 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 | 151 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 470 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 9,736 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 9,432 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 73,208 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 172,690 |
| Fri May 15, 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 | $9,759 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $448 | 75 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $180 | 208 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 4,225 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 4,017 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $6 | 31,296 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 74,753 |
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