No jackpot winning ticket sold. Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $331,000,000 Friday

TX Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 Drawing

Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune is going to be up for grabs on Friday, when Mega Millions lottery has $331,000,000 on the line. The lump-sum cash payout will be an estimated $$145.2 million up for grab. Mega Millions' grand prize rose because no player hit all 6 winning numbers drawn Tuesday night. The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night, May 26th, 2026 were 01-05-49-51-59 with Mega Ball number 07 and Megaplier x.

Although the grand prize was not awarded Tuesday evening, Mega Millions had some huge winners. 5 3rd prize winning tickets were sold nationwide. These included 5 tickets that matched 4 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $10,000.

Also, 144 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 450 tickets that matched 3 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $200.

With nine prize levels, there were a total of 582,498 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions game is played in 43 states and D.C. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players in prizes. About 15% goes to retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. Roughly 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. The overall odds of winning are about 1 to 14. The odds of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may choose one lump sum cash payout option instead.

There were 58,086 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday, May 26th, 2026's drawing.

• 8 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 50 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 799 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 867 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 6963 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 17203 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 2026-05-26 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   0 4 of 5 + Megaball   5 4 of 5   144 3 of 5 + Megaball   450 3 of 5   8,948 2 of 5 + Megaball   10,095 1 of 5 + Megaball   79,121 Megaball Only   192,486 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-05-26 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 8 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 50 3 of 5 $10.00 799 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 867 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 6,963 Megaball Only $2.00 17,203 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