Friday's Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $199,000,000; One second prize ticket sold

Texas Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 Drawing

There has been another carry over in the jackpot for the multistate Mega Millions lottery - to $199,000,000. The lump-sum cash payout stands at $$90.5 million. The jackpot grew since nobody matched all 5 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball number from Tuesday night's $180,000,000 drawing. The winning numbers from Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 drawing were 09, 39, 47, 58, 68 with Mega Ball number 24 and Megaplier . There was no jackpot winning ticket sold in the past 82 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.The last jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in IL, matched all six numbers for a $344 million top prize.

Even though there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was only one lucky player that matched all five lotto numbers and won the 2nd prize. The one second prize winning ticket(s) bought in will collect a quarter million dollar cash each.

Additional major winners Tuesday evening included 4 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. In addition, 135 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. 364 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.

With 9 ways to win, there were a total of 500,892 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions lottery is played in 43 states and D.C. It holds the record highest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players in prize winnings. About 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. Around 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating states. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to purchase the Megaplier option, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can choose one-time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

There were 54,538 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the TX Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday, January 6th, 2026's drawing.

• 8 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 28 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 789 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 699 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 5844 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 14974 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 2026-01-06 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   1 4 of 5 + Megaball   4 4 of 5   135 3 of 5 + Megaball   364 3 of 5   8,453 2 of 5 + Megaball   7,926 1 of 5 + Megaball   66,011 Megaball Only   167,552 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-01-06 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 28 3 of 5 $10.00 789 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 699 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 5,844 Megaball Only $2.00 14,974 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