Friday's Mega Millions jackpot breaks to $458,000,000; 2 tickets matched the first five numbers

The Mega Millions lottery grand prize is on the move again. The grand prize for the Friday, February 27th, 2026 drawing will be $458,000,000 with the lump-sum cash payout of a projected $$212.4 million. The numbers drawn Tuesday night, February 24th, 2026 were 12-39-43-49-55 with Mega Ball number 23 and Megaplier X.

Although the jackpot was not awarded Tuesday evening, some people still walked away with huge pile of cash. There were 2 lucky winners correctly matched the first 5 white ball numbers but missed Mega Ball number, which won the 2nd prize. The 2 lucky ticket(s) bought in , each won $1,000,000 cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.

Other prizes won Tuesday evening included 10 tickets that matched 4 white numbers in addition to the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Other prizes won Tuesday night included 172 tickets that matched 4 lotto numbers and won $500. There were 453 tickets that matched 3 white ball numbers as well as the Mega Ball and also won $200.

With 9 different prize levels, there were 567,826 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 drawing.

Mega Millions game can be played in 43 states and Washington DC. Mega Millions drawings are held 2 times a week every Tuesday and Friday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Mega Millions game uses a 5/70+1/25 matrix to randomly pick winning numbers. The overall chances of winning is about 1 to 14. The chances of winning Mega Millions jackpot are 1 to 302,575,350. The minimum Mega Millions advertised jackpot starts at $40 million. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners may select one-time lump sum cash payout option instead.

Tue Feb 24, 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	10
4 of 5	$0	172
3 of 5 + Megaball	$0	453
3 of 5	$0	10,566
2 of 5 + Megaball	$0	9,303
1 of 5 + Megaball	$0	75,044
Megaball Only	$0	188,363

Tue Feb 24, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(w/o Megaplier)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners
5 of 5 + Megaball	$0	0

Tue Feb 24, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of New York(with Megaplier)
Numbers Matched	Prizes	# Winners

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