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      <issuerName>MediaAlpha, Inc.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-39671</secFileNumber>
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        <com:street1>700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET</com:street1>
        <com:street2>SUITE 640</com:street2>
        <com:city>LOS ANGELES</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>90017</com:zipCode>
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      <issuerContactPhone>619-393-9368</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Yeh Kuanling Amy</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Charles Schwab &amp; Co., Inc.</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>3000 Schwab Way</com:street1>
          <com:city>Westlake</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>76262</com:zipCode>
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      <aggregateMarketValue>176550.00</aggregateMarketValue>
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      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <acquiredDate>08/15/2023</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Lapse- See Remarks</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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      <paymentDate>08/15/2023</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Equity Compensation</natureOfPayment>
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        <name>Kuanling Amy Yeh</name>
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          <com:street1>700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET</com:street1>
          <com:street2>SUITE 640</com:street2>
          <com:city>LOS ANGELES</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>90017</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>MediaAlpha, Inc.</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>07/16/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>10000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>145080.00</grossProceeds>
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        <name>Kuanling Amy Yeh</name>
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          <com:street1>700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 640</com:street1>
          <com:city>LOS ANGELES</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>90017</com:zipCode>
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      <saleDate>07/17/2026</saleDate>
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        <name>Kuanling Amy Yeh</name>
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          <com:city>LOS ANGELES</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>90017</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>MediaAlpha, Inc.</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>08/14/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>12000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>162616.00</grossProceeds>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Kuanling Amy Yeh</name>
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          <com:street1>700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 640</com:street1>
          <com:city>LOS ANGELES</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>90017</com:zipCode>
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      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>MediaAlpha, Inc.</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>09/04/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>3000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>36000.00</grossProceeds>
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      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Kuanling Amy Yeh</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>700 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 640</com:street1>
          <com:city>LOS ANGELES</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>90017</com:zipCode>
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      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>MediaAlpha, Inc.</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>09/25/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>3000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>28200.00</grossProceeds>
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    <remarks>Shares on this filing may be sold over various dates and were acquired and paid for between 08/15/2023 and 11/15/2023.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>10/16/2026</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>09/09/2025</planAdoptionDate>
      </planAdoptionDates>
      <signature>Kuanling Amy Yeh</signature>
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