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Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot increases to $160,000,000; 2 second prize tickets sold
Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2026 12:59 AM
The jackpot in the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game has been rolled up to $160,000,000. The cash option will be a projected $$68.9 million up for grab. The prize amount was rolled over since nobody hit all 5 white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball number in Friday's $145,000,000 drawing. The next Mega Millions game drawing is Tuesday night. The numbers from Friday, August 28th, 2026 drawing were 08-17-29-42-55 and the Mega Ball was 02, Megaplier was .
Even though the grand prize was not awarded Friday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. There were 2 lucky players that matched all five numbers and won the 2nd prize. The 2 second prize winning ticket(s) sold in will collect a million dollar cash each.
Other prizes won Friday evening included 4 tickets that matched 4 white numbers together with Mega Ball and won $10,000. Also, 149 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 367 tickets that matched 3 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $200.
With 9 prize levels, there were a total of 421,442 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, August 28th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. offered in 44 member states as a shared jackpot game. It holds the record largest jackpot in North American lottery history. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. To play, select 5 numbers from a set of 70 then choose one Mega Ball number from a set of 25. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at 40 million dollar. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can select one time lump sum cash payout instead.
Unlike other Mega Millions participants, all the 9 prize tiers of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, rather than non-jackpot prize having a set amount. This results in different prize amounts for equivalent winning tickets sold in California when compared to those sold in other states. For example, the 2nd 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, California state lottery does not have Megaplier like other Mega Millions states.
To find out if you are one of the California top prize winners of Mega Millions Friday, August 28th, 2026's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri Aug 28, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 2 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 4 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 149 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 367 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 9,481 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 7,686 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 58,310 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 134,722 |
| Fri Aug 28, 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 | $0 | 0 | | 4 of 5 | $396 | 61 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $168 | 160 | | 3 of 5 | $9 | 3,348 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 2,772 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 21,530 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 50,534 |
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