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No jackpot winning ticket sold. Mega Millions jackpot rolls up to $70,000,000 Friday night
Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 01:07 AM
There were no tickets sold with all 5 lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number in the last multi-state Mega Millions draw, and the projected jackpot for Friday's drawing will move to $70,000,000, according to lottery officials. The cash option will be a projected $$29.7 million. The winning numbers from Tuesday night, August 4th, 2026 were 14-21-51-55-65 and the Mega Ball was 21, Megaplier was .
Although the jackpot was not awarded Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. A total of 2 lucky players won the 3rd prize. These included 2 tickets that matched four white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000.
Other winners Tuesday evening included 107 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers and won $500. There were 269 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With nine different prize levels, there were a total of 374,612 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Tuesday, August 4th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. sold in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. It holds the record largest jackpot in North American lottery history. Approximately 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players through prizes. Roughly 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operation expenses. About 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating lottery states. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. Mega Millions lottery uses a 5/70 (white balls) + 1/25 (Mega Balls) system from which winning numbers are chosen. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times except grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may choose one-time lump sum cash payout instead.
As opposed to other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This causes different prize amounts for equivalent winners sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other forty three states. Such as, the second Mega Millions prizes is $1,000,000 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 offer Megaplier like other Mega Millions participants.
There were 71,441 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $9,690 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $1,782 to $59,857, with an average of $13,804 payout.
- 49 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $454 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 $517 payout.
- 122 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $203 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.
To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Tuesday, August 4th, 2026's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue Aug 04, 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 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 107 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 269 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 6,647 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 6,170 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 50,072 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 124,039 |
| Tue Aug 04, 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 | $9,690 | 2 | | 4 of 5 | $454 | 49 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $203 | 122 | | 3 of 5 | $11 | 2,593 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $11 | 2,313 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 19,315 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 47,047 |
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