No tickets matched the Mega Millions winning numbers Friday night, sending the lottery’s estimated Tuesday jackpot to $215 million.
Friday’s winning numbers were 12, 30, 36, 42, and 47, and yellow Mega Ball 16. The Megaplier was X.

Although nobody won the $199 million U.S. – Mega Millions jackpot in the lottery drawing for Friday, January 9, 2026, there were still plenty of people who won smaller prize amounts.
These are the prize payouts for all states that play Mega Millions combined, along with the prize values for each prize tier, with and without the “Megaplier” on Fri, Jan 9, 2026:
| Match | Winners | Prize | Megaplier Winners | Megaplier Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O O O O O | O | 0 | 199,000,000 USD | X | X |
| O O O O O | 0 | 1,000,000 USD | 0 | 0 USD |
| O O O O | O | 0 | 10,000 USD | 0 | 0 USD |
| O O O O | 0 | 500 USD | 0 | 0 USD |
| O O O | O | 0 | 200 USD | 0 | 0 USD |
| O O O | 0 | 10 USD | 0 | 0 USD |
| O O | O | 0 | 10 USD | 0 | 0 USD |
| O | O | 0 | 4 USD | 0 | 0 USD |
| | O | 0 | 2 USD | 0 | 0 USD |
Mega Millions is a famous lottery that was released in the US. It allows foreigners to buy lottery tickets and win prizes. The Mega Millions lottery prize attracts many players around the world to buy tickets to try their luck through the best online lottery sites like TheLotter.
Here’s how Mega Millions used to work: Players pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and a Mega number of 1 to 25. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350.
Mega Millions drawings happen every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.
The estimated Mega Millions jackpot for next Tuesday, January 13, 2026, will be $215 million. Get your tickets to wish you a miracle!
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