No ticket matched all six numbers. Mega Millions jackpot breaks to $496,000,000

Texas Mega Millions News and Payout for Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 Drawing

The projected grand prize for Tuesday night's drawing was $473,000,000. According to official Mega Millions, no player matched every number and the jackpot moved to a projected $496,000,000. The cash option stands at an estimated $$232.6 million. The numbers from Tuesday night, March 3rd, 2026 were 07, 21, 53, 54, 62 and the Mega Ball was 16, Megaplier was . No one won the Mega Millions jackpot in the past 98 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.One lucky winner from IL walked away with $344 million top prize in Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.

Though the grand prize was not awarded Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. A total of 9 lucky tickets won the 3rd prize. Among them, 9 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.

Additional winners Tuesday night included 193 tickets that matched four white ball numbers and won $500. 504 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.

With nine prize tiers, there were 591,842 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. can be played in 44 member states as a shared jackpot game. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, select 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then pick 1 Mega Ball number from a set of 25. The overall odds of winning are about 1 to 14. The chances of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may choose one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

There were 57,437 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026's drawing.

• 24 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 31 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 1010 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 871 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 6769 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 16536 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only and won $2 each.
• 30000 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 1500 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 600 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 30 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 30 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 21 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.
• 15 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only with multiplier purchased and won $0 each.

U.S.A. MEGA Millions Payout 2026-03-03 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   0 4 of 5 + Megaball   9 4 of 5   193 3 of 5 + Megaball   504 3 of 5   11,556 2 of 5 + Megaball   10,302 1 of 5 + Megaball   79,255 Megaball Only   194,102 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-03-03 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5 $1,000,000.00 0 4 of 5 + Megaball $10,000.00 0 4 of 5 $500.00 24 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 31 3 of 5 $10.00 1,010 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 871 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 6,769 Megaball Only $2.00 16,536 With Megaplier Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 Free Ticket 0 4 of 5 + Megaball Free Ticket 30,000 4 of 5 Free Ticket 1,500 3 of 5 + Megaball Free Ticket 600 3 of 5 Free Ticket 30 2 of 5 + Megaball Free Ticket 30 1 of 5 + Megaball Free Ticket 21 Megaball Only Free Ticket 15