No jackpot winning ticket sold. Massive Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs Friday night

TX Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 Drawing

No player hit all the Mega Millions game five white ball numbers and the Mega Ball number for Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 (that includes you) and the $232,000,000 grand prize will continue to grow larger. No worries. That just gives us all an opportunity to win an even larger Mega Millions top prize when the upcoming drawing happens on Friday, May 15th, 2026. By then the projected grand prize is going to climb to $251,000,000. The lump-sum cash payout stands at an estimated $$112.3 million up for grab. The winning numbers from Tuesday night, May 12th, 2026 were 17, 32, 35, 40, 47 and the Mega Ball was 17, Megaplier was .

Although there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, some players still walked away with huge pile of cash. 5 3rd prize winning tickets were sold across the nation. Among them, 5 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.

Additional prizes won Tuesday night included 166 tickets that matched four white ball numbers and won $500. There were 414 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With nine ways to win, there were 501,170 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. can be played in 44 member states as a shared jackpot game. About 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prize winnings. Roughly 15% is used to as retailer commissions and lottery operating costs. Approximately 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions uses a 5/70+1/46 matrix from which winning numbers are chosen. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize starts at 40 million dollar. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal yearly payments. Winners can select one lump-sum cash payout instead.

There were 54,124 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday, May 12th, 2026's drawing.

• 18 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 45 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 851 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 802 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 5977 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 14235 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 2026-05-12 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   0 4 of 5 + Megaball   5 4 of 5   166 3 of 5 + Megaball   414 3 of 5   9,635 2 of 5 + Megaball   8,706 1 of 5 + Megaball   67,224 Megaball Only   164,435 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-05-12 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 18 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 45 3 of 5 $10.00 851 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 802 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 5,977 Megaball Only $2.00 14,235 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