Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot increases to $160,000,000; Two second prize tickets sold

Texas Mega Millions News and Payout for Friday, August 28th, 2026 Drawing

Nobody picked all the Mega Millions game 6 winning numbers for Friday, August 28th, 2026 (that includes you) and the $145,000,000 grand prize will continue to grow larger. No worries. That just gives us all a chance to win an even bigger Mega Millions game top prize when the next drawing happens on Tuesday, September 1st, 2026. By then the projected jackpot is going to leap to $160,000,000. The cash option stands at a projected $$68.9 million up for grab. The numbers from Friday night, August 28th, 2026 were 08, 17, 29, 42, 55 with Mega Ball 02 and Megaplier .

Even though there was no grand prize winner Friday evening, Mega Millions had some huge winners. There were two lucky players that matched all 5 lotto numbers and won the second prize. The two second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in won a quarter million dollar cash each.

Other major winners Friday night included 4 tickets that matched four white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Friday night included 149 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. There were 367 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With 9 different prize tiers, there were 421,442 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Friday, August 28th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions lottery is played in 43 states and Washington DC. Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. To play, choose 5 numbers from 1 to 70 and choose a Mega Ball number from a set of 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier option, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly installments. Winners may select one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.

There were 51,428 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the TX Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday, August 28th, 2026's drawing.

• 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
• 18 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 45 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 890 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 696 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 5189 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 12393 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 2026-08-28 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   2 4 of 5 + Megaball   4 4 of 5   149 3 of 5 + Megaball   367 3 of 5   9,481 2 of 5 + Megaball   7,686 1 of 5 + Megaball   58,310 Megaball Only   134,722 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-08-28 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 18 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 45 3 of 5 $10.00 890 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 696 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 5,189 Megaball Only $2.00 12,393 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