- The cost of ticket is $2.00 per play and draw will be on every Tuesday and Friday evening at 10:00pm CST.
- 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 25 (the gold Mega Ball) – or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
- You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing.
- There are a total of nine ways to win a prize in Mega Millions, ranging from the jackpot down to $2.
| Match | Win | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 + Mega Ball | JACKPOT* | 1:302,575,350 |
| 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1:12,607,307 |
| 4 of 5 + Mega Ball | $10,000 | 1:931,002 |
| 4 of 5 | $500 | 1:38,792 |
| 3 of 5 + Mega Ball | $200 | 1:14,547 |
| 3 of 5 | $10 | 1:607 |
| 2 of 5 + Mega Ball | $10 | 1:693 |
| 1 of 5 + Mega Ball | $4 | 1:90 |
| 0 of 5 + Mega Ball | $2 | 1:37 |
History of Megaball Jackpot
(The below history only includes $500 millions and above jackpot amount.)
2022
October 14, 2022 – $502 million ($252.0 million cash), shared by tickets sold in San Jose, California, and Fort Myers, Florida.
July 29, 2022 – $1.337 billion ($780.5 million cash) won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Ill.
2021
May 21, 2021 – $516 million ($349.3 million cash) won by the Peace of Mind Trust in Pennsylvania.
January 22, 2021 – $1.050 billion ($776.6 million cash) won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Mich.
2020
2019
2018
October 23, 2018 – $1.537 billion won by an anonymous player in South Carolina
July 24, 2018 – $543 million won by an 11-member Santa Clara County (Calif.) office pool
March 30, 2018 – $533 million won by Richard Wahl of Vernon, N.J.
2017
July 8, 2016 – $536 million won by Warren D, LLC, of Indiana
2015
2014
2013
December 17, 2013 – $648 million – 2 winning tickets ($324 million each)
Steve Tran of Northern California
Ira Curry of Stone Mountain, Ga.
2012
March 30, 2012 – $656 million jackpot – 3 winning tickets ($218.6 million each)
Anonymous in Ottawa, Kan.
Merle and Patricia Butler of Red Bud, Ill.
The Three Amigos in Milford Mill, Md.
Here are the numbers from 1 to 70 in order of the most draws.
The following is the order of the most drawn Megaball numbers from 1 to 25 (the last number).
