Mega Millions is one of America's two big jackpot games, and the only one with Match 5 prizes up to $5 million (with the optional Megaplier).

Mega Millions is still the only game in the U.S. that offers a second-tier prize greater than $2 million – and now as high as $10 million! It is also the only game that has awarded seven jackpots exceeding $1 billion to date, all in different jurisdictions!

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

Mega Millions ® drawings are held Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 pm ET. Five white balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70; one gold Mega Ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 24. You win if the numbers on one row of your ticket match the numbers of the balls drawn on that date.

Mega Millions is one of America's two big jackpot games, and the only one with Match 5 prizes up to $5 million (with the optional Megaplier).

Mega Millions® tickets cost $2.00 per play. 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.

If you win a Mega Millions® jackpot, you will choose how to be paid: The Cash Option or an annual payout, also called the Annuity Option. Prize claim parameters vary from state to state. Contact your Mega Millions lottery for detailed information.

Aug 8, 2023 · After no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve – the white balls 11, 14, 38, 45 and 46, plus the gold Mega Ball 3 – the big prize swells to an estimated $1.15 billion ($516.1 million cash) for the next drawing on Friday, December 27.

Dec 10, 2024 · Five white balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 70; one gold Mega Ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 25. You win if the numbers on one row of your ticket match the numbers of the balls drawn on that date.

Jan 24, 2023 · December 8, 2023 - $394 million ($188.6 million cash); two winning tickets ($197 million each), both purchased in Encino, Calif. F. Lahijani Second ticket went unclaimed