No jackpot ticket sold last night. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot rolls up to $178,000,000

TX Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 Drawing

The estimated grand prize for Tuesday night's drawing was $163,000,000. According to official Mega Millions, no one matched every number and the jackpot built to $178,000,000. The cash option stands at an estimated $$79.6 million up for grab. The numbers from Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 drawing were 14-36-41-47-66 and the Mega Ball was 15, Megaplier was . The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing for 114 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.The last jackpot was won by one lucky ticket sold in IL, matched all six numbers for a $344 million top prize.

Even though there was no grand prize winner Tuesday evening, Mega Millions did produce some big winners. A total of 4 lucky players won the 3rd prize. Among them, 4 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers, as well as the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000.

Also, 91 tickets matched 4 of the 5 lotto numbers. Those tickets are each worth $500. There were 269 tickets that correctly matched three white ball numbers plus the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With nine prize tiers, there were a total of 395,476 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Tuesday, April 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. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday night at 7:59 PM Pacific Time. To play, pick 5 numbers from a set of 70 and select a Mega Ball number from a set of 25. The overall chances of winning are about 1 to 14. The chances of matching all six Mega Millions numbers are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may select one time lump-sum cash payout option instead.

There were 37,998 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the Texas Mega Millions prize payout highlights for the Tuesday, April 28th, 2026's drawing.

• 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
• 6 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 23 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 678 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 590 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 4504 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 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 2026-04-28 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   0 4 of 5 + Megaball   4 4 of 5   91 3 of 5 + Megaball   269 3 of 5   7,172 2 of 5 + Megaball   6,411 1 of 5 + Megaball   51,296 Megaball Only   132,495 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-04-28 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 1 4 of 5 $500.00 6 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 23 3 of 5 $10.00 678 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 590 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 4,504 Megaball Only $2.00 0 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