The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing skyrockets to $458,000,000

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

Friday's Mega Millions game grand prize is going to be worth $458,000,000 (cash option $$212.4 million), because nobody matched all 5 lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball number in Tuesday night's drawing. The winning numbers from Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 drawing were 12-39-43-49-55 and the Mega Ball was 23, Megaplier was . The Mega Millions grand prize has been growing for 96 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.The last jackpot was won by a lucky ticket sold in IL, matched all six numbers for a $344 million top prize.

Although there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions had some big winners. There were two lucky winners correctly matched all five numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the second prize. The two lucky ticket(s) sold in , each won one quarter million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.

Also, 10 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. Other winners Tuesday night included 172 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. 453 tickets matched three of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.

With nine ways to win, there were a total of 567,826 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions is a consortium of 44 state lotteries. It holds the record highest jackpot in United States lottery history. About 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players through prizes. Approximately 15% goes to commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. Roughly 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times but not grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners may choose one lump sum cash payout instead.

There were 56,883 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the TX Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday, February 24th, 2026's drawing.

• 11 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 47 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 887 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 807 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 6513 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 16422 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 2026-02-24 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   2 4 of 5 + Megaball   10 4 of 5   172 3 of 5 + Megaball   453 3 of 5   10,566 2 of 5 + Megaball   9,303 1 of 5 + Megaball   75,044 Megaball Only   188,363 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-02-24 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 0 4 of 5 $500.00 11 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 47 3 of 5 $10.00 887 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 807 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 6,513 Megaball Only $2.00 16,422 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