The jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing soars to $285,000,000

Texas Mega Millions News and Payout for Friday, January 23rd, 2026 Drawing

Tuesday's Mega Millions grand prize increased to $285,000,000, since no player hit all five lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball number drawn Friday night. The cash option for Tuesday stands at an estimated $$128.6 million up for grab. Friday's $266,000,000 is the total payout - before taxes - if the prize is taken in annuity. The winning numbers from Friday night, January 23rd, 2026 were 30, 42, 49, 53, 66 and the Mega Ball was 04, Megaplier was . No one won the Mega Millions jackpot in the past 87 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.

While there was no jackpot winner Friday evening, some players still walked away with big money. There were two tickets that correctly matched all 5 lotto numbers and won the 2nd prize. The two second prize winning ticket(s) purchased in will collect $1,000,000 cash each.

Other prizes won Friday evening included 8 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Friday night included 100 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $500. 387 tickets matched 3 of the 5 lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. These tickets are also each worth $200.

With 9 prize levels, there were 536,232 winning tickets sold nationwide in the Friday, January 23rd, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions is an U.S. popular lottery game offered in 44 lottery jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to pay $1 extra to buy the Megaplier, which multiplies the prizes 2 to 5 times but not grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions jackpot is $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual installments. Winners can choose one-time lump sum cash payout instead.

There were 56,431 Mega Millions winning tickets sold in the state of Texas. Find below the TX Mega Millions payout highlights for the Friday, January 23rd, 2026's drawing.

• 1 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 + Megaball and won $10,000 each.
• 13 ticket(s) matched 4 of 5 and won $500 each.
• 34 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 + Megaball and won $200 each.
• 827 ticket(s) matched 3 of 5 and won $10 each.
• 739 ticket(s) matched 2 of 5 + Megaball and won $10 each.
• 6221 ticket(s) matched 1 of 5 + Megaball and won $4 each.
• 16400 ticket(s) matched Megaball Only and won $2 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 2026-01-23 Match Prize Amount # of Winners 5 of 5 + Megaball Jackpot 0 5 of 5   2 4 of 5 + Megaball   8 4 of 5   100 3 of 5 + Megaball   387 3 of 5   8,753 2 of 5 + Megaball   8,072 1 of 5 + Megaball   68,828 Megaball Only   181,966 Texas MEGA Millions Payout 2026-01-23 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 13 3 of 5 + Megaball $200.00 34 3 of 5 $10.00 827 2 of 5 + Megaball $10.00 739 1 of 5 + Megaball $4.00 6,221 Megaball Only $2.00 16,400 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