How to Play Mega Millions® Starting April 5, 2025
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Tickets cost $5 per play per drawing.
- Choose 5 numbers from 1 to 70 and a Mega Ball number from 1 to 24 or ask for a “Quick Pick” to let the machine pick random numbers for you.
- A multiplier (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X or 10X) will be randomly assigned to each play at the time of purchase at no additional cost.
- Win by matching your numbers to the numbers drawn in 1 of 9 ways.
Nine Ways to Win!
| Match | Win |
Approximate odds per $5 play
|
|---|---|---|
|
5 White Balls + Mega Ball
|
JACKPOT | 1 in 290,472,336 |
|
5 White Balls
|
$2 Million to $10 Million | 1 in 12,629,232 |
|
4 White Balls + Mega Ball
|
$20,000 to $100,000 | 1 in 893,761 |
|
4 White Balls
|
$1,000 to $5,000 | 1 in 38,859 |
|
3 White Balls + Mega Ball
|
$400 to $2,000 | 1 in 13,965 |
|
3 White Balls
|
$20 to $100 | 1 in 607 |
|
2 White Balls + Mega Ball
|
$20 to $100 | 1 in 665 |
|
1 White Ball + Mega Ball
|
$14 to $70 | 1 in 86 |
|
Mega Ball
|
$10 to $50 | 1 in 35 |
| Overall odds of winning a prize are approximately 1 in 23.07 |
Built-in Multiplier Feature!
The Multiplier feature is included in the price of each play. A multiplier will be randomly assigned for each play at the time of purchase.
Multipliers are for non-jackpot prizes only.
| Multiplier | Odds 1 in |
| 10X | 32.00 |
| 5X | 16.00 |
| 4X | 8.00 |
| 3X | 3.20 |
| 2X | 2.13 |
| Average Multiplier is 3 |
Play Up to 20 Drawings with Multi-Draw
Whether you play your favorite numbers or choose Quick Picks, you can play up to twenty drawings in a row. Simply mark the appropriate box next to MULTI-DRAW on your play slip or ask the clerk for a Multi-Draw ticket ($5 per play per drawing).
Cash vs. Annuity
Please Note
The advertised Jackpot is an annualized estimate of the actual Jackpot and is pari-mutuel.
The Jackpot Prize shall be divided equally among winning Jackpot Prize plays. Each Jackpot Prize share that has a cash value of $1,000,000 or less is paid in a single payment. Any Jackpot Prize not won will be added to the next drawing’s Jackpot Prize.
Some or all of the preset prizes may become pari-mutuel under certain circumstances as defined in the MUSL Mega Millions M2G2 Product Group Rules.