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The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions drawing skyrockets to $251,000,000
Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 12:47 AM
There were no Mega Millions jackpot winners for Tuesday's $232,000,000 dollar drawing, so the grand prize will move to an estimated $251,000,000 with the cash value at a projected $$112.3 million Friday, May 15th, 2026. The numbers from Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 drawing were 17, 32, 35, 40, 47 with Mega Ball 17 and Megaplier .
While there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. A total of 5 lucky winners won the 3rd prize. Among them, 5 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.
In addition, 166 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. Other prizes won included 414 tickets that matched 3 white numbers as well as the Mega Ball and won $200.
With 9 different prize tiers, there were 501,170 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions lottery can be played in 43 states and D.C. It holds the record biggest jackpot in North American lottery history. Roughly 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players in prizes. Roughly 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. Approximately 35% total sales is used to support government services, education and charities in the member lottery states. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The overall odds of winning any prizes is about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions jackpot are about 1 in 302 million. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is $40,000,000. Its annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can select one lump-sum cash payout option instead.
Compared with 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 amounts of prize for equivalent winning tickets sold in the state of California when compared to those sold in other states. Such as, 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 participants.
There were 116,732 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of California. Find below the California Mega Millions payout highlights for the Tuesday night's drawing.
- 6 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $5,137 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 $13,575 payout.
- 88 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $402 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 $528 payout.
- 204 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $193 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.
Below is a list of lucky stores sold the top prize tickets of California Mega Millions Tuesday, May 12th, 2026's drawing: - Detailed Draw Results For California
| Tue May 12, 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 | 5 | | 4 of 5 | $0 | 166 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 414 | | 3 of 5 | $0 | 9,635 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 8,706 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 67,224 | | Megaball Only | $0 | 164,435 |
| Tue May 12, 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 | $5,137 | 6 | | 4 of 5 | $402 | 88 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | $193 | 204 | | 3 of 5 | $10 | 4,486 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | $10 | 3,864 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | $7 | 31,755 | | Megaball Only | $5 | 76,329 |
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Next Draw: Tue May 19, 2026
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