The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing skyrockets to $277,000,000

TX Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Friday, May 15th, 2026 Drawing

The Mega Millions multi-state lottery grand prize went to $277,000,000 (cash value $$120.4 million) Tuesday night when there were no top prize winners in the $251,000,000 drawing, lottery officials said. The winning numbers from Friday, May 15th, 2026 drawing were 17, 23, 25, 52, 61 with Mega Ball 03 and Megaplier . No one won the Mega Millions jackpot in the past 119 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.The last jackpot was won by one lucky ticket sold in IL, matched all six numbers for a $344 million top prize.

While the jackpot was not hit Friday evening, Mega Millions had some big winners. 5 third prize winning tickets were sold nationwide. These included 5 tickets that matched 4 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $10,000.

Also, 151 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 470 tickets that matched 3 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With nine different ways to win, there were a total of 531,384 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, May 15th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. The overall odds of winning any prizes are about 1 to 14. The chances of matching 6 Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may choose one-time lump sum cash payout option instead.

There were 55,712 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday, May 15th, 2026's drawing.

• 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
• 13 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 40 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 856 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 851 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 6540 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 15215 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 2026-05-15 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   0 4 of 5 + Megaball   5 4 of 5   151 3 of 5 + Megaball   470 3 of 5   9,736 2 of 5 + Megaball   9,432 1 of 5 + Megaball   73,208 Megaball Only   172,690 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-05-15 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 13 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 40 3 of 5 $10.00 856 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 851 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 6,540 Megaball Only $2.00 15,215 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