The winning numbers for Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing were 8, 17, 29, 42 and 55, and the Mega Ball was 2.
Mega Millions · Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 · 8/28/2026
- 8
- 17
- 29
- 42
- 55
- 2
Mega Millions jackpot result
No ticket matched all six numbers, so the $145 million jackpot rolls over. The next drawing is Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at 11 p.m. ET, with an estimated jackpot of $160 million (cash option $68.9 million).
That makes 9 drawings in a row without a jackpot winner since the reset on July 31, 2026.
One ticket matched all five white balls for $3 million. One ticket matched all five white balls for $3 million.
The drawing before
In the previous drawing on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, the winning numbers were 7, 10, 47, 48 and 50, Mega Ball 14. No one hit the jackpot. One ticket matched all five white balls for $2 million.
Cool stats
- 8 had been missing for 49 drawings; it was last drawn on March 6, 2026.
- 3 odd and 2 even; 3 low (1–35) and 2 high. The white balls add up to 151.
- Mega Ball 2 was last drawn on June 5, 2026, 24 drawings ago.
- 42 has now been drawn 7 times in 2026, more than any other number in this draw.
Players chasing both big jackpots can also check the Powerball jackpot, an estimated $119 million for Saturday.
Recent Mega Millions winning numbers
| Draw | Winning numbers | Mega Ball | Jackpot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | 08 17 29 42 55 | 2 | $145M |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 07 10 47 48 50 | 14 | $130M |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 01 25 34 48 57 | 24 | $113M |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 05 19 30 38 59 | 12 | $100M |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 03 23 27 46 60 | 11 | $90M |
Mega Millions at a glance
Mega Millions draws five white balls from 1 to 70 and one gold Mega Ball from 1 to 24 every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. ET. A play costs $5, and the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 290,472,336. Ticket sales close shortly before the drawing; the cutoff time depends on your state. Prizes, odds and the next jackpot are on the Mega Millions results page.
Fun facts
- Mega Millions began as The Big Game, which held its first drawing Sept. 6, 1996, in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Virginia.
- The third-largest Mega Millions jackpot, $1.348 billion on Jan. 13, 2023, was won with a ticket sold at Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon, Maine, the state’s first Mega Millions jackpot.
- On average, the main Mega Millions numbers drawn since Oct. 31, 2017 add up to 174.
Related pages
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