No one hit the jackpot last night. Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot increases to $232,000,000

TX Mega Millions News and Payout for Friday, May 8th, 2026 Drawing

The jackpot in America's favorite Mega Millions lottery game continues to move up exciting players all across the nation. Since no one correctly matched all 6 winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing the grand prize will jump to $232,000,000! The cash option stands at $$103.8 million. The winning numbers from Friday, May 8th, 2026 drawing were 37, 47, 49, 51, 58 and the Mega Ball was 16, Megaplier was . There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 117 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.A single lucky player from IL walked away with $344 million top prize in Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.

Even though the grand prize was not hit Friday evening, some people still walked away with big money. 6 third prize winning tickets were sold across the U.S.. Among them, 6 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.

Other prizes won Friday night included 121 tickets that matched four lotto numbers and won $500. 320 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.

With nine different prize levels, there were a total of 457,030 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, May 8th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game can be played in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record largest jackpot of $656 million in North American lottery history. To play, pick 5 numbers from 1 to 70 then pick 1 Mega Ball number from a set of 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times except jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize starts at $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may choose one time lump-sum cash payout instead.

There were 52,976 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the TX Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday, May 8th, 2026's drawing.

• 11 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 34 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 816 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 739 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 5506 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 13674 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 2026-05-08 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   0 4 of 5 + Megaball   6 4 of 5   121 3 of 5 + Megaball   320 3 of 5   8,415 2 of 5 + Megaball   7,595 1 of 5 + Megaball   58,890 Megaball Only   153,168 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-05-08 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 11 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 34 3 of 5 $10.00 816 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 739 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 5,506 Megaball Only $2.00 13,674 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