Bits & Odds

Mega Millions Winning Numbers for Tuesday, October 6, 2026

The Mega Millions numbers drawn on Tuesday October 6, 2026 (10/6/2026) were 26-32-42-51-54, and the Mega Ball was 22.

The advertised jackpot for this drawing was $345 million, about $146 million as a one-time cash payment before tax. Nobody matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball, so it rolled over to $364 million for October 9, 2026. The jackpot now, and after tax in every state.

What these numbers paid

Prizes below the jackpot are fixed, shown before the multiplier printed on the ticket. A ticket wins by matching the main numbers and the Mega Ball; the order does not matter. Check a ticket against every draw.

MatchPrizeOdds
5 + Mega Ball Jackpot ($345 million) 1 in 290,472,336
5 $1,000,000 1 in 12,629,232
4 + Mega Ball $10,000 1 in 893,761
4 $500 1 in 38,859
3 + Mega Ball $500 1 in 13,965
3 $10 1 in 607.17
2 + Mega Ball $10 1 in 665.00
1 + Mega Ball $4 1 in 85.81
0 + Mega Ball $2 1 in 35.17

Mega Millions is drawn Tuesday · Friday, and the numbers are the same in every state that sells it. Each of these states also held its own drawings on Oct 6: California lottery results for Oct 6, Georgia lottery results for Oct 6, Maryland lottery results for Oct 6, Michigan lottery results for Oct 6, New Jersey lottery results for Oct 6, New York lottery results for Oct 6, North Carolina lottery results for Oct 6, Pennsylvania lottery results for Oct 6, Texas lottery results for Oct 6.