How to Play Mega Millions
Sold in 46 jurisdictions Drawn every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 PM ET $5 a play
- Price $5 per play
- Draws every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 PM ET
- Jackpot odds 1 in 290,472,336
- Odds of any prize 1 in 23.07
The rules
- Pick 5 numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball from 1 to 24.
- $5 a play. Every play gets a 2X to 10X multiplier printed next to it.
- Draws Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 PM ET.
Mega Millions prize chart
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5 + Mega Ball (jackpot) | Jackpot | 1 in 290,472,336 |
| 5 of 5 | $1,000,000 | 1 in 12,629,232 |
| 4 + Mega Ball | $10,000 | 1 in 893,761 |
| 4 of 5 | $500 | 1 in 38,859 |
| 3 + Mega Ball | $200 | 1 in 13,965 |
| 3 of 5 | $10 | 1 in 607 |
| 2 + Mega Ball | $10 | 1 in 665 |
| 1 + Mega Ball | $7 | 1 in 86 |
| Mega Ball only | $5 | 1 in 35 |
Every play carries a random 2X-10X multiplier printed on the ticket; base prizes are never paid unmultiplied.