What are the Mega Millions winning numbers on Tuesday, April 28, 2026? Jackpot and prize money
Mega Millions continues to grow after no one ticket had all the numbers for the $163 million jackpot. Still there were still thousands of winners.
The Mega Millions grand prize has rolled over again, after there were once more no jackpot-winning tickets in the U.S. lottery’s latest drawing.
It is now 12 drawings since a Mega Millions player matched all six numbers to strike it rich. The most recent jackpot win came on March 17, when a single ticket bought in Ohio landed a $60 million prize (with a $27.1 million cash option).
What were the winning Mega Millions numbers for Tuesday, April 28?
Tuesday’s winning white balls were 14, 36, 41, 47 and 66. The gold Mega Ball was 15.
Watch April 28’s Mega Millions drawing:
How much has the Mega Millions jackpot risen to?
Before Friday’s drawing, the jackpot had increased to an estimated $163 million, with a cash option of $72.9 million. But after there were no tickets that scooping the top prize, the jackpot has now climbed to an estimated $178 million, with a $79.6 million cash option.
These figures are all pre-tax.
When is the next drawing?
The next Mega Millions drawing is at 11:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. PT on Friday, May 1, 2026.
How to play Mega Millions
A single Mega Millions ticket costs $5. To play, select five numbers between 1 and 70 for the white balls, and one number from 1 to 24 for the gold Mega Ball. There are nine ways to win a prize, ranging from recovering your initial buy-in to the jackpot. For non-jackpot prizes, players are randomly assigned a multiplier, which can increase their prize up to 10-fold, at no extra cost.
Winners of the grand prize have two options:
• An annuity payment spread over 30 annual instalments that grow 5% each year.
• A lump-sum cash option, which is significantly smaller by but paid up front.
Every Mega Millions prize combination:
- 5 white balls + Mega Ball: Jackpot
- 5 white balls: $2 million-$10 million
- 4 white balls + Mega Ball: $20,000-$100,000
- 4 white balls: $1,000-$5,000
- 3 white balls + Mega Ball: $400-$2,000
- 3 white balls: $20-$100
- 2 white balls + Mega Ball: $20-$100
- 1 white balls + Mega Ball: $14-$70
- Mega Ball: $10-$50
What are your odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot?
According to the lottery’s organizers, a single Mega Millions ticket has a one in 290,472,336 chance of winning the jackpot.
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