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Friday's Mega Millions jackpot rolls up to $458,000,000; 2 second prize tickets sold
Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 01:40 AM
The lottery official announced that the Tuesday, February 24th, 2026, Mega Millions drawing resulted in a rollover, generating an $458,000,000 jackpot for the next drawing Friday. The lump-sum cash payout will be an estimated $$212.4 million. The numbers from Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 drawing were 12, 39, 43, 49, 55 with Mega Ball number 23 and Megaplier x.
While there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. There were 2 lucky tickets matched the first five lotto numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 2 lucky ticket(s) bought in , each won one million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 10 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Tuesday evening included 172 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. There were 453 tickets that correctly matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.
With 9 prize tiers, there were a total of 567,826 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. It holds the record largest jackpot of $656 million in North American lottery history. Around 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back towards the players in prizes. About 15% goes to commission of retailers and lottery operation expenses. Approximately 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating lottery states. Mega Millions drawings occur 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay $1 extra to purchase the Megaplier, which multiplies the original winnings 2 to 5 times but not jackpot. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize is $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can select one-time lump-sum cash payout instead.
Unlike other Mega Millions states, all the 9 prize levels of California Mega Millions are parimutuel, instead of non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other 43 lotteries. One example is, the second Mega Millions prizes is a million dollar could pay the winner over $1000,000 due to the pari-mutuel payout system of California lottery. For the same reason, CA state lottery doesn't have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
There were 132,744 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 6 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $5,845 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $2 to $59,857, with an average of $14,354 payout.
- 77 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $523 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 4 of 5 in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $185 to $1,234, with an average of $525 payout.
- 200 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $224 each. In the past 1 year, tickets matched 3 of 5 + Megaball in CA Mega Millions drawing, won from $94 to $407, with an average of $204 payout.
To find if you are among the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Tuesday, February 24th, 2026's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Feb 27, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 9 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 197 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 526 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 11,631 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 10,904 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 81,125 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 195,212 |
| Fri Feb 27, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of California | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $43,000,000 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $8,432 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $461 | 84 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $203 | 212 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 4,765 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $9 | 4,710 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 34,713 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 81,808 |
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