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No one hit the jackpot. Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot breaks to $311,000,000
Updated: Saturday, May 23, 2026 01:29 AM
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions drawing built to $311,000,000 for the Tuesday drawing. The cash value will be $$136.4 million up for grab. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $296,000,000 drawing hit six numbers. The winning numbers drawn Friday night, May 22nd, 2026 were 03-22-34-54-61 with Mega Ball 08 and Megaplier .
Although the grand prize was not hit Friday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. 3 third prize winning tickets were sold nationwide. Among them, 3 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.
Also, 135 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 439 tickets that matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With nine prize levels, there were a total of 531,722 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, May 22nd, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions lottery can be played in 43 states and D.C. It holds the record biggest jackpot of $656 million in North American lottery history. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, pick 5 numbers from a set of 70 and select a Mega Ball number from a set of 25. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Compared with other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a fixed value. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other Mega Millions states. For instance, the second Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar could pay the winner over $1000,000 due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, California state lottery does not have Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 122,355 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $15,141 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 $13,626 payout.
- 63 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $552 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 $523 payout.
- 222 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $174 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 one of the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Friday, May 22nd, 2026's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri May 22, 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 | 3 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 135 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 439 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 9,353 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 8,942 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 71,788 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 175,201 |
| Fri May 22, 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 | $15,141 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $552 | 63 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $174 | 222 | | 3 of 5 | $11 | 4,101 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 4,200 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $6 | 32,986 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 80,781 |
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Next Draw: Tue Jul 7, 2026
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Change: +$34,000,000 |
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