Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $180,000,000; 1 ticket won the second prize

Texas Mega Millions News and Payout for Friday, January 2nd, 2026 Drawing

The Mega Millions grand prize is on the move again. The grand prize for the Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 drawing leaps to $180,000,000 with the lump-sum cash payout of a projected $$81.9 million. The numbers from Friday, January 2nd, 2026 drawing were 06-13-34-43-52 and the Mega Ball was 04, Megaplier was .

Though there was no jackpot winner Friday evening, Mega Millions had some big winners. There was a single lucky ticket matched the first 5 white ball numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 1 second prize winning ticket(s) bought in will collect a quarter million dollar cash each.

Other prizes won Friday night included 6 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. In addition, 173 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 405 tickets that matched 3 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $200.

With 9 different prize tiers, there were a total of 537,392 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Friday, January 2nd, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions game can be played in 43 states and D.C. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday 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 prizes 2 to 5 times but not grand prize. The odds of winning are about 1 to 14. The chances of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners can select one time lump-sum cash payout instead.

There were 55,840 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Friday, January 2nd, 2026's drawing.

• 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
• 21 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 39 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 853 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 806 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 6418 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 15506 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 2026-01-02 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   1 4 of 5 + Megaball   6 4 of 5   173 3 of 5 + Megaball   405 3 of 5   9,814 2 of 5 + Megaball   8,918 1 of 5 + Megaball   71,657 Megaball Only   177,722 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-01-02 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 21 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 39 3 of 5 $10.00 853 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 806 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 6,418 Megaball Only $2.00 15,506 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