Mega Millions jackpot goes to $70,000,000 Friday night; Two tickets won the second prize

TX Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 Drawing

The grand prize in the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game has been increased to $70,000,000. The cash value stands at a projected $$31.5 million. The prize amount was rolled over since nobody matched all 5 white ball numbers and the Mega Ball number in Tuesday's $60,000,000 drawing. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night. The winning numbers from Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 drawing were 04, 13, 52, 53, 69 and the Mega Ball was 10, Megaplier was .

While the grand prize was not hit Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There were two lucky tickets matched the first 5 white ball numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The two second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in won a quarter million dollar cash each.

Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 3 tickets that matched 4 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Tuesday night included 99 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $500. 256 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.

With 9 different prize levels, there were 229,363 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. can be played in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. It holds the record largest jackpot in United States lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back on the players through prizes. About 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times except jackpot. The chances of winning are about 1 to 14. The odds of winning Mega Millions grand prize are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot starts at $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners may select one time lump-sum cash payout instead.

There were 47,723 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday, March 24th, 2026's drawing.

• 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
• 13 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 25 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 586 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 501 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 4061 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 10340 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 2026-03-24 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   2 4 of 5 + Megaball   3 4 of 5   99 3 of 5 + Megaball   256 3 of 5   6,167 2 of 5 + Megaball   5,584 1 of 5 + Megaball   45,794 Megaball Only   0 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-03-24 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 1 4 of 5 $500.00 13 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 25 3 of 5 $10.00 586 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 501 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 4,061 Megaball Only $2.00 10,340 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