Tuesday, May 21
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NEXT EST. JACKPOT: $ 15 million
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Another Big Jackpot Game! - Mega Millions is a game with large jackpots, a large second prize and a total of nine ways to win - just like Powerball! The jackpot starts at $12 million and grows to mega millions!
Mega Millions Prize Structure |
Megaplier® Prize Structure | |||||
| Match | Prize | Chances 1 In |
Prize payout with Megaplier® purchase when Megaplier number is: | |||
| 5 white balls & Mega Ball® | Jackpot | 175,711,536 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 white balls | $250,000 | 3,904,701 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 4 white balls & Mega Ball® | $10,000 | 689,065 | $20,000 | $30,000 | $40,000 | |
| 4 white balls | $150 | 15,313 | $300 | $450 | $600 | |
| 3 white balls & Mega Ball® | $150 | 13,781 | $300 | $450 | $600 | |
| 2 white balls & Mega Ball® | $10 | 844 | $20 | $30 | $40 | |
| 3 white balls | $7 | 306 | $14 | $21 | $28 | |
| 1 white ball & Mega Ball® | $3 | 141 | $6 | $9 | $12 | |
| 0 white balls & Mega Ball® | $2 | 75 | $4 | $6 | $8 | |
| Overall chances of winning a prize: 1 in 39.89 | ||||||
To play Mega Millions. . .
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Pick up a playslip and select five different numbers from 1 to 56 and mark them on the top portion of the playboard. |
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Then, select one Mega Ball® between 1 and 46 from the bottom portion of the playboard. |
Options: |
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Quick Pick: Mark the QP box, for one or both of the playslip areas, to have the terminal randomly select your numbers for you. |
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Multi-Draw: Mega Millions can be played for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 15 consecutive drawings. Each play costs $1. |
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Megaply! Add the Megaplier® feature for an extra $1 per playboard, and increase your non-jackpot prize winnings by 2, 3 or 4 times their normal value! To play, mark the "YES" box under "Megaplier" to select this feature for all playboards on the playslip. The Megaplier number will be chosen from a field of 21 numbers according to the following frequency: 12 "4s," 7 "3s" and 2 "2s."
If you choose the Megaplier feature, any non-jackpot prize won on a Mega Millions play will be multiplied by that drawing's Megaplier number. For example, if you win $10,000 on Mega Millions and the Megaplier number drawn is 4, you'd win $40,000 (($10,000 x 4), if the Megaplier feature was selected. To win the Mega Millions Megaplier, a Mega Millions ticket must be a prize winner between $2 and $250,000, and it must be labeled, "MEGAPLIER - YES" (meaning it is a Megaplier ticket). The Megaplier is now even bigger! Now when you play Megaplier and match the 5 white balls without the Mega Ball, you automatically win $1,000,000 regardless of the Megaplier number drawn. |
Give your playslip to the retailer to process your ticket. Check your ticket to confirm that the numbers and date are correct. Sign your ticket, and store it in a safe place. Remember to check the next Mega Millions drawing to see if you've won!
Game details
- Cost
- $1 for one play
- Drawings
- Tuesday and Friday, 10 p.m. Central Time
- No Ticket Sales
- Tuesday and Friday, 8:59 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- 2-5 a.m. daily
- Redeeming prizes
- Cash your winning Mega Millions tickets up to $600 at any Draw Game retail location. Prizes above $600 can be claimed by completing and mailing a claim form with the winning ticket to: Missouri Lottery, P.O. Box 7777, Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777. Players also have the option to submit their claim form and original winning ticket at a Lottery office. Players have 180 days from the last winning drawing date on their ticket to claim their prize(s).
- Lump sum payment (cash) or jackpot payments (annuity)
- Jackpot winners have 60 days from the claiming date to declare whether they would like their payments in CASH (equal to approximately 50 percent of the estimated, advertised jackpot) or ANNUITY (the advertised jackpot paid out over 26 years).
- Understanding your chances of winning
- No matter how many people play Mega Millions, the chances of winning never change. The chances of winning are based on the amount of number combinations, not the number of players. Here's how your chances of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are determined.
Discover the seven Ways to Get Winning Numbers to see if you're a winner. Plus, find out how to claim your Mega Millions prize When You Win.