How To Play

Mega Millions® tickets cost $5.00 per play, with a multiplier included.

Players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. In the event of multiple jackpot winners, the jackpot prize will be shared.

There are a total of nine ways to win a prize in Mega Millions, ranging from the jackpot down to $10, with five multipliers randomly assigned at purchase and applicable on all non-jackpot prizes:

Prizes and Odds

Prizes for each tier based on Multiplier and the Odds.
Match	Prize by Multiplier^*					Odds
	2X	3X	4X	5X	10X
Multiplier Odds	1 in 2.13	1 in 3.2	1 in 8	1 in 16	1 in 32
Tier1: 5 white balls and Megaball	Jackpot	Jackpot	Jackpot	Jackpot	Jackpot	1 in 290,472,336
Tier2: 5 white balls	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$4,000,000	$5,000,000	$10,000,000	1 in 12,629,232
Tier3: 4 white balls and Megaball	$20,000	$30,000	$40,000	$50,000	$100,000	1 in 893,761
Tier4: 4 white balls	$1,000	$1,500	$2,000	$2,500	$5,000	1 in 38,859
Tier5: 3 white balls and Megaball	$400	$600	$800	$1,000	$2,000	1 in 13,965
Tier6: 3 white balls	$20	$30	$40	$50	$100	1 in 607
Tier7: 2 white balls and Megaball	$20	$30	$40	$50	$100	1 in 665
Tier8: 1 white balls and Megaball	$14	$21	$28	$35	$70	1 in 86
Final Tier: 1 Megaball	$10	$15	$20	$25	$50	1 in 35
Overall chances of winning any prize:						1 in 23

Prizes and Odds at each tier.
Your prize^* if the multiplier is:
Match:	5 white balls and Megaball
Your prize:	Jackpot
Odds	1 in 290,472,336
Match:	Tier 2: 5 white balls
2x	$2,000,000
3x	$3,000,000
4x	$4,000,000
5x	$5,000,000
10x	$10,000,000
Odds	1 in 12,629,232
Match:	4 white balls and Megaball
Your prize^* if the multiplier is:
2x	$20,000
3x	$30,000
4x	$40,000
5x	$50,000
10x	$100,000
Odds	1 in 893,761
Match:	4 white balls
Your prize^* if the multiplier is:
2x	$1,000
3x	$1,500
4x	$2,000
5x	$2,500
10x	$5,000
Odds	1 in 38,859
Match:	3 white balls and Megaball
Your prize^* if the multiplier is:
2x	$400
3x	$600
4x	$800
5x	$1,000
10x	$2,000
Odds	1 in 13,965
Match:	3 white balls
Your prize^* if the multiplier is:
2x	$20
3x	$30
4x	$40
5x	$50
10x	$100
Odds	1 in 607
Match:	2 white balls and Megaball
Your prize^* if the multiplier is:
2x	$20
3x	$30
4x	$40
5x	$50
10x	$100
Odds	1 in 665
Match:	1 white balls and Megaball
Your prize^* if the multiplier is:
2x	$14
3x	$21
4x	$28
5x	$35
10x	$70
Odds	1 in 86
Match:	1 Megaball
Your prize^* if the multiplier is:
2x	$10
3x	$15
4x	$20
5x	$25
10x	$50
Odds	1 in 35
Overall chances of winning any prize:	1 in 23

Multiplier Odds

Multiplier	Odds
2x	1 in 2.13
3x	1in 3.2
4x	1 in 8
5x	1 in 16
10x	1 in 32

* Prize amounts in California are paid on a pari-mutuel basis and will differ from the fixed prize amounts shown here. Go to https://www.calottery.com/en/draw-games/mega-millions for the California Lottery prize amounts.

Sample representation of a new Mega Millions ticket; your actual ticket will vary:

What if you win the jackpot?

Annuity option: The Mega Millions annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments. Each payment is 5% bigger than the previous one. This helps protect winners’ lifestyle and purchasing power in periods of inflation.
See more information about the annuity option.

Cash option: A one-time, lump-sum payment that is equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.