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Mega Millions jackpot goes to $180,000,000; 1 player won the second prize
Updated: Saturday, January 3, 2026 01:50 AM
FL Mega Millions lottery News and Payout for Friday, January 2nd, 2026 Drawing
The lottery official announced that the Friday, January 2nd, 2026, Mega Millions drawing resulted in a carry over, producing an $180,000,000 jackpot for the next drawing Tuesday. The cash value stands at $$81.9 million. The numbers drawn Friday night, January 2nd, 2026 were 06-13-34-43-52 with Mega Ball number 04 and Megaplier X. The Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling over for 81 draws since Friday, March 28th, 2025.One lucky winner from IL won the $344 million top prize in Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 drawing.
While the grand prize was not hit Friday evening, some people still walked away with large winnings. There was a single 2nd prize winner from Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, matching the first 5 lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number. The 1 lucky ticket(s) purchased in , each won one quarter million dollar cash by matching all 5 white ball numbers.
Other prizes won Friday evening included 6 tickets that matched 4 white numbers plus the Mega Ball and won $10,000. Additional prizes won Friday evening included 173 tickets that matched 4 white numbers and won $500. 405 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 a total of 537,392 winning tickets sold across U.S. in the Friday, January 2nd, 2026 drawing.
Mega Millions is one of the most popular lottery games in the U.S. sold in 44 participating states as a pari-mutuel jackpot game. On average, 50% of the Mega Millions sales goes back for the players in prizes. Around 15% is used to as commission of retailers and lottery operating costs. About 35% total sales is used in government services, education and charities in the participating states. Mega Millions drawings occur every Tuesday and Friday at 7:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To play Mega Millions, select 5 numbers from a set of 70 then pick a Mega Ball number from 1 to 25. Each play costs $1. In some states, players can choose to spend 1 extra dollar to buy the Megaplier, which multiplies the original prizes 2 to 5 times but not grand prize. The minimum Mega Millions advertised grand prize is $40,000,000. The annuity option is paid in 30 equal annual payments. Winners can choose one time lump sum cash payout instead.
| Fri Jan 02, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of U.S. | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners | | 5 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 0 | | 5 of 5 | $0 | 1 | | 4 of 5 + Megaball | $0 | 6 | | 4 of 5 | Free Play | 173 | | 3 of 5 + Megaball | Free Play | 405 | | 3 of 5 | Free Play | 9,814 | | 2 of 5 + Megaball | Free Play | 8,918 | | 1 of 5 + Megaball | Free Play | 71,657 | | Megaball Only | Free Play | 177,722 |
| Fri Jan 02, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of Florida w/o Megaplier | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
| Fri Jan 02, 2026 MEGA Millions Payout of Florida with Megaplier | | Numbers Matched | Prizes | # Winners |
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Next Draw: Tue Jun 9, 2026
$392,000,000
Change: +$24,000,000
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