Mega Millions Odds and Prizes

Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is est. $281 Million!
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For each Mega Millions draw, there are nine prize levels you can win and the amounts depend on how many numbers you match. The lowest prize is $2 and you can win it by matching the Mega Ball only. The highest one is the jackpot which starts at $20 million and rolls over until one or more participants match all the winning numbers.

The grand prize is shared equally among the ticket holders if there are multiple tickets that match all the numbers. The prize amounts for the other tiers are fixed, meaning they offer a guaranteed payout regardless of how many winners there are.

Check out the Numbers page to see how many participants won prizes and how much they won.

Mega Millions Odds and Prizes Table

Explore the table below and find out how much you can win for matching some (or all) winning numbers, as well as your odds of winning for each one of the nine categories.

Mega Millions Prizes and Odds
Numbers Matched Odds of Winning Prize
5 + Mega Ball 1 in 302,575,350 Jackpot
5 1 in 12,607,306 $1 million
4 + Mega Ball 1 in 931,001 $10,000
4 1 in 38,792 $500
3 + Mega Ball 1 in 14,547 $200
3 1 in 606 $10
2 + Mega Ball 1 in 693 $10
1 + Mega Ball 1 in 89 $4
Mega Ball 1 in 37 $2

The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.

Megaplier Prizes

See the Megaplier prizes you could win if you add this feature to your ticket and your odds of winning them.

Megaplier Prizes
Prize Level 2x Megaplier 3x Megaplier 4x Megaplier 5x Megaplier
5 + Mega Ball Jackpot Jackpot Jackpot Jackpot
Match 5 $2 Million $3 Million $4 Million $5 Million
4 + Mega Ball $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000
4 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500
3 + Mega Ball $200 $300 $400 $500
3 $20 $30 $40 $50
2 + Mega Ball $20 $30 $40 $50
1 + Mega Ball $8 $12 $16 $20
0 + Mega Ball $4 $6 $8 $10

Discover the odds for each of the Megaplier balls being drawn.

Megaplier Odds
Megaplier Odds of Being Drawn
5x 1 in 15
4x 1 in 5
3x 1 in 2.5
2x 1 in 3

Claiming Prizes

If you win a Mega Millions prize, you must make sure that you claim your prize within 180 days from the draw date. Then, depending on the prize amount, you can decide how you want to claim your winnings as there is more than one way. Go to the How to Claim page to find out more about the different procedures, whether that is claiming direct from a retailer, mailing in your ticket or going to a local claim center.

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