The Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 produced winning numbers 10, 26, 34, 56 and 64 with a Mega Ball of 6, but no one won the $277 million jackpot. The next drawing is Friday, May 22 at 11 p.m.
The Tuesday night numbers are out, and for now the jackpot stays out of reach.
In the Mega Millions drawing for Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the winning numbers were 10, 26, 34, 56 and 64, with the Mega Ball number 6. The estimated jackpot entering the draw was $277 million, with a $120.4 million cash option. No one won the Mega Millions jackpot.
The wait continues. The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday, May 22, with drawings held at 11 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday.
For players getting their tickets last minute, timing matters. In Michigan, in-store and online ticket sales are available until 10:45 p.m. on the night of the draw.
Mega Millions costs $5 to play. The game starts with how you choose your numbers: players can pick six numbers from two separate pools—five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball). Players can also select the Easy Pick/Quick pick option.
Multipliers are built into the play now. Mega Millions retired its Megaplier feature, and now has a built-in multiplier that increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times. The multiplier is automatically included and randomly assigned for every play at the time of purchase.
If the jackpot doesn’t hit, there are still prizes for matching different combinations. The payout structure lists these tiers:
Match 5 White Balls + Mega Ball: Jackpot
Match 5 White Balls: $2 million. $3 million. $4 million. $5 million or $10 million
Match 4 White Balls + Mega Ball: $20. 000. $30. 000. $40. 000. $50. 000 or $100. 000
Match 4 White Balls: $1. 000. $1. 500. $2. 000. $2. 500 or $5. 000
Match 3 White Balls + Mega Ball: $400. $600. $800. $1. 000 or $2. 000
Match 3 White Balls: $20. $30. $40. $50 or $100
Match 2 White Balls + Mega Ball: $20. $30. $40. $50 or $100
Match 1 White Ball + Mega Ball: $14. $21. $28. $35 or $70
Match Mega Ball: $10. $15. $20. $25 or $50.
The odds of landing the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336, based on matching the five white balls and the Mega Ball.
For people trying to check results quickly, the winning numbers can be watched and reviewed in multiple ways: you can watch the Mega Millions drawing on YouTube, and the winning numbers are posted to the Mega Millions website and on the Michigan Lottery website.
And if that day does come, the decision is split between two options. A jackpot winner has the option of taking an annuity or cash payment. The annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. with each payment 5% bigger than the previous one. according to the Mega Millions website. The cash option is a one-time, lump-sum payment equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
If two or more people win the jackpot in the same drawing, the money is shared equally among all winning tickets.
There’s also practical housekeeping for Michigan players. Michigan Lottery says annual complaints impact only a tiny percentage of the agency’s 10,500 retailers, but all are taken seriously and investigated.
Mega Millions May 19 2026 winning numbers Mega Ball 6 no jackpot winner Friday May 22 drawing Michigan Lottery