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The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $232,000,000
Updated: Saturday, May 9, 2026 12:32 AM
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased since nobody hit all six numbers from Friday night's $215,000,000 drawing. The next grand prize rolled up to $232,000,000 for Tuesday night's drawing. The lump-sum cash payout stands at an estimated $$103.8 million up for grab. The numbers drawn Friday night, May 8th, 2026 were 37, 47, 49, 51, 58 and the Mega Ball was 16, Megaplier was . The Mega Millions grand prize has been rolling over for 117 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.A single lucky player from IL walked away with $344 million grand prize in Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.
Although there was no grand prize winner Friday evening, Mega Millions had some huge winners. There were a total of 6 third prize lucky winners. Among them, 6 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.
In addition, 121 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. 320 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.
With 9 prize levels, there were 457,030 winning tickets sold across the nation in the Friday, May 8th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is a consortium associated with 44 state lotteries. It holds the record highest jackpot in North American lottery history. Mega Millions uses a 5/70+1/25 matrix to randomly pick winning numbers. The minimum Mega Millions grand prize starts at $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may choose one lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Contrary to other Mega Millions participants, all the nine prize levels of California Mega Millions are pari-mutuel, as opposed to non-jackpot prize having a fixed amount. This causes different amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other jurisdictons. 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.
There were 102,396 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the CA Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday night's drawing.
- 12 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $2,391 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 $13,555 payout.
- 44 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $750 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 $530 payout.
- 134 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $274 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 $207 payout.
To find if you are among the California Mega Millions top prize winners in Friday, May 8th, 2026's drawing, check below lucky stores where these tickets were sold. - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Fri May 08, 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 | 6 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 121 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 320 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 8,415 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 7,595 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 58,890 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 153,168 |
| Fri May 08, 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 | $2,391 | 12 | | 4 of 5 | $750 | 44 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $274 | 134 | | 3 of 5 | $11 | 3,801 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $11 | 3,459 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 26,447 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 68,499 |
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Next Draw: Tue May 19, 2026
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Change: +$26,000,000 |
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