Wral Lottery Mega Millions (2024)

FAQs

What if you get 4 numbers on Mega Millions? ›

Four numbers - $500

The odds of buying a ticket containing four numbers without the Mega Ball more than double again to 38,792 to 1 chance, but so too does the prize at $500.

Two numbers is not a winning combination for the Mega Millions lottery… it's worth nothing. UNLESS! If one of those balls is the Mega Ball, then you'll win $4.

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 25.

You can win a Mega Millions payout with one of nine different number combinations, and the prizes range from $2 to the grand prize. For example: if you match all five numbers but don't match the Mega Ball, you win $1 million. If you only match the Mega Ball, you break even with a $2 payout.

You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. Until further notice, the starting jackpot will vary based on sales and will be announced before each drawing. * In California, all prizes are pari-mutuel, meaning payouts are based on sales and the number of winners.

Is the Megaplier worth it? The Megaplier doesn't change or improve your odds of winning a Mega Millions prize and can't guarantee that you'll win a prize. But if you do win a non-jackpot prize, Mega Millions Megaplier will significantly boost your total prize amount!

How many Mega Millions winning numbers do you need to match to win a prize? You only need to match one number in Mega Millions to win a prize. However, that number must be the Mega Ball, worth $2.

Most states offer the Megaplier feature, a multiplier which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four and five times. It costs an additional $1 per play. Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with "2X," three with "4X" and one with "5X."

Buying two tickets for every other drawing doubles your odds of winning the jackpot (1 in 156.5 million) versus buying one ticket for every drawing. Popular picking strategies (like not picking a previous winning set) have no statistical basis, but trying them also doesn't hurt your chances!

What happens if you get 2 numbers without the Mega Millions? ›

How much do you get for 2 numbers on Mega Millions? Two numbers will not win you anything in Mega Millions, unless one of the numbers is the Mega Ball.

Drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 8:00 p.m. Find out where to play here.

Mega Millions payout refers to the payment from winning the Mega Millions lottery jackpot. How does Mega Millions payout? Winners of the lottery can choose to collect their Mega Millions payout amount at once as a lump-sum cash payout or in annual payments as an increasing annuity payout over 30 years.

There are nine ways to win in Mega Millions®, and prizes range from $2 all the way to the jackpot. See our How to Play page for details of all prize levels.

There was no jackpot winner in California for this draw. But there are 46,000 winning tickets! Get your ticket for the next draw.

4 numbers - $100

The odds of buying a ticket containing four numbers without the Powerball almost double again to 36,525 to 1 chance, but the prize stays the same at $100.

Most states offer the Megaplier feature, a multiplier which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four and five times. It costs an additional $1 per play. Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with "2X," three with "4X" and one with "5X."