Mega Millions jackpot goes to $215,000,000 Friday, May 8th, 2026; 1 second prize ticket sold

TX Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 Drawing

Wall Street is not the only place where fortunes are made and lost these days. One fortune is going to be up for grabs on Friday, when Mega Millions lottery has $215,000,000 on the line. The cash value stands at $$95.2 million. Mega Millions' grand prize went up since nobody matched all five white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball number drawn Tuesday night. The numbers from Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 drawing were 12, 22, 50, 51, 55 with Mega Ball 10 and Megaplier x. The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing for 116 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.One lucky player from IL won the $344 million jackpot in Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.

Even though there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There was a single lucky ticket correctly matched the first five white ball numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 1 lucky ticket(s) purchased in , each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.

Additional prizes won Tuesday evening included 9 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other winners Tuesday night included 150 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. Other prizes won included 377 tickets that matched 3 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $200.

With 9 prize levels, there were a total of 485,118 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions is a consortium involving 44 state lotteries. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back to the players through prize winnings. Around 15% goes to commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. Roughly 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the participating states. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is $40 million. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can select one time lump sum cash payout option instead.

There were 53,503 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday, May 5th, 2026's drawing.

• 2 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
• 13 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 29 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 699 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 726 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 5795 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 14043 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 2026-05-05 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   1 4 of 5 + Megaball   9 4 of 5   150 3 of 5 + Megaball   377 3 of 5   8,305 2 of 5 + Megaball   8,301 1 of 5 + Megaball   65,624 Megaball Only   159,792 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-05-05 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 2 4 of 5 $500.00 13 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 29 3 of 5 $10.00 699 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 726 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 5,795 Megaball Only $2.00 14,043 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