Mega Millions numbers for 9 October 2026
Nobody won the jackpot. The best result was 6 tickets matching 4 numbers plus the Mega Ball.
Drawn 9 Oct 2026
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The jackpot on offer
$364million
The annuity advertised going into this drawing. The cash option was lower, and a jackpot is divided if more than one ticket matches. What a jackpot actually pays.
Who won
| Matched | Winning tickets | Prize each |
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| Jackpot | 0 | |
| 5 numbers | 0 | $2,000,000 to $10,000,000 |
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| 4 numbers plus the Mega Ball | 6 | $20,000 to $100,000 |
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| 4 numbers | 99 | $1,000 to $5,000 |
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| 3 numbers plus the Mega Ball | 406 | $400 to $2,000 |
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| 3 numbers | 9,362 | $20 to $100 |
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| 2 numbers plus the Mega Ball | 8,864 | $20 to $100 |
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| 1 number plus the Mega Ball | 66,325 | $14 to $70 |
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| the Mega Ball alone | 156,132 | $10 to $50 |
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Published by Mega Millions itself. California pays every tier on a pari-mutuel basis, so amounts there differ from the figures above.
What each tier pays
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 plus Mega Ball | Not a fixed amount | 1 in 290,472,336 |
| 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 in 12,629,232 |
| 4 plus Mega Ball | $10,000 | 1 in 893,761 |
| 4 | $500 | 1 in 38,859 |
| 3 plus Mega Ball | $200 | 1 in 13,965 |
| 3 | $10 | 1 in 607 |
| 2 plus Mega Ball | $10 | 1 in 665 |
| 1 plus Mega Ball | $7 | 1 in 86 |
| 0 plus Mega Ball | $5 | 1 in 35 |
Your paper ticket is the only thing you can claim with. Whatever any site says about these numbers, get the ticket validated.
In California every prize is pari-mutuel by law, so these figures don't apply. A top prize shared by several winners is split between them.
Official source: Mega Millions. Your ticket is the only thing you can claim with.