How to Play

Drawings are held on Tuesdays and Fridays in Atlanta, Georgia at 10 p.m. CST. Buy your ticket by 9 p.m. on the day of the drawing. Tickets purchased after 9 p.m. on drawing nights will be valid for the next drawing(s).

1. Choose one of the three following options to play Mega Millions:

• On a Mega Millions playslip, mark five numbers from 1 through 56 and one yellow Mega Ball number from 1 through 46, using black or blue ink only. You can play up to five different sets of numbers on each playslip (A - E). Each Mega Millions play costs $1.

• Mark the Quick Pick (QP) box to have your Mega Millions numbers randomly generated for you on each board (A-E). A Mega Millions playslip lets you choose Quick Pick for the first set of numbers, the Mega Ball number or both sets of numbers.

• Ask the retailer for a Quick Pick for your Mega Millions numbers - up to 10 plays on one ticket.

2. You may play the same sets of numbers for 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, or 20 consecutive drawings by marking the appropriate MULTIDRAW box on the playslip. Or, when purchasing a Mega Millions Quick Pick, ask the retailer for the number of drawings you want to play, up to 20 drawings.

3. Add Megaplier^®! For an extra $1 per board per draw, mark the MEGAPLIER box to increase any nonjackpot prize won. Or, ask the retailer for the Megaplier when purchasing a Quick Pick ticket. Prizes for the bottom seven tiers ($2 to $10,000) are multiplied by the Megaplier number (2, 3 or 4) randomly selected at the time of the drawing, and the match-5 prize becomes a set prize of $1 million when the Megaplier is purchased.

Check your playslip carefully. Mega Millions tickets cannot be canceled.

How to Win

Match 5 + Mega Ball
Odds 1 in 175,711,536

Wins Jackpot*

Match 5
Odds 1 in 3,904,701

Wins $250,000

Match 4 + Mega Ball
Odds 1 in 689,065

Wins $10,000

Match 4
Odds 1 in 15,313

Wins $150

Match 3 + Mega Ball
Odds 1 in 13,781

Wins $150

Match 2 + Mega Ball
Odds 1 in 844

Wins $10

Match 3
Odds 1 in 306

Wins $7

Match 1 + Mega Ball
Odds 1 in 141

Wins $3

Match Mega Ball Only
Odds 1 in 75

Wins $2

Overall Odds of winning a prize are 1 in 40.

*Pari-Mutuel Prize: The jackpot prize is divided equally among multiple winners. The advertised Jackpot Prize represents an estimate of the annuity amount which would be paid in 26 equal installments. Winners also have the option to take a one-time lump sum cash payment equal to the amount of money that would have been invested to provide the 26-installment annuity option. In accordance with game rules certain Mega Millions and Megaplier prizes may become pari-mutuel if claims exceed available prize funds.

For complete game rules, see the Mega Millions directive on the Lottery's full website.