Mega Millions, explained.
Jackpot, next draw, recent numbers, hot/cold analysis, and how the 5 of 70 + 1 of 24 matrix shapes your odds. Updated after every draw.
Draws: Tuesday, Friday at 11:00 PM ET
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How to Play
Picking Your Numbers
Choose 5 white balls from 1–70 and 1 gold Mega Ball from 1–24. You can use a play slip or let the terminal Quick Pick for you. Tickets cost $5 per play.
Match all 5 white balls plus the Mega Ball to win the jackpot. There are 9 ways to win. The jackpot starts at $50 million and grows until someone wins.
Megaplier®
Megaplier is included in the $5 ticket price - no add-on needed. Five multipliers (2×, 3×, 4×, 5×, 10×) are randomly assigned at purchase and apply to all non-jackpot prizes. The Match-5 prize ranges from $2M to $10M depending on your multiplier.
Jackpot winners choose a 30-payment annuity (increasing 5%/year over 29 years) or a lump-sum cash option. Both are before federal and state taxes. If 21 or more tickets share a top prize, only the cash option is available and it is split equally.
Recent Winning Numbers
| Date | Numbers | Megaplier | Jackpot | Tickets Sold* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 16, 2026 | 21531416811 | - | $403M | 6.2M |
| Tue, Oct 13, 2026 | 111215406617 | - | $385M | 5.3M |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2026 | 271663708 | - | $364M | 5.6M |
| Tue, Oct 6, 2026 | 263242515422 | - | $345M | 5.1M |
| Fri, Oct 2, 2026 | 63740415510 | - | $321M | 5.6M |
| Tue, Sep 29, 2026 | 101516276423 | - | $300M | 4.9M |
| Fri, Sep 25, 2026 | 255758676816 | - | $277M | 4.7M |
| Tue, Sep 22, 2026 | 7132637688 | - | $261M | 5.0M |
| Fri, Sep 18, 2026 | 492456681 | - | $244M | 4.8M |
| Tue, Sep 15, 2026 | 273643575816 | - | $227M | 4.6M |
*Estimated by ScratchCheck. Neither game publishes how many tickets it sells per draw, but every ticket has fixed odds of winning each smaller prize, so we divide the official winner counts by those odds.
Prize Breakdown · Fri, Oct 16, 2026
| Match | Winners | Base Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Match 5 + MB | 0 | Jackpot |
| Match 5(New York) | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Match 4 + MB | 11 | $10,000 |
| Match 4 | 152 | $599 |
| Match 3 + MB | 402 | $200 |
| Match 3 | 8,978 | $10 |
| Match 2 + MB | 8,909 | $10 |
| Match 1 + MB | 71,992 | $4 |
| MB only | 176,325 | $2 |
Mega Millions by the Numbers · 2,588 draws analyzed
Based on the published winner counts for every Mega Millions draw from 1/1/2002 to 10/16/2026, 24 years of results. These are actual outcomes, not the advertised odds.
Prize Tiers & Odds
| Match | Odds | 2× | 3× | 4× | 5× | 10× |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 + Mega Ball (Jackpot) | 1 in 290,472,336 | Jackpot - not multiplied | ||||
| 5 (no Mega Ball) | 1 in 12,629,232 | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 4 + Mega Ball | 1 in 893,761 | $20,000 | $30,000 | $40,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| 4 (no Mega Ball) | 1 in 38,859 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| 3 + Mega Ball | 1 in 13,965 | $400 | $600 | $800 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| 3 (no Mega Ball) | 1 in 607 | $20 | $30 | $40 | $50 | $100 |
| 2 + Mega Ball | 1 in 665 | $20 | $30 | $40 | $50 | $100 |
| 1 + Mega Ball | 1 in 86 | $14 | $21 | $28 | $35 | $70 |
| Mega Ball only | 1 in 35 | $10 | $15 | $20 | $25 | $50 |
Overall odds of winning any prize: 1 in 23.07. Megaplier is included in the $5 ticket price. Jackpot prize not multiplied. California players: prizes are paid on a pari-mutuel basis and differ from the amounts shown. See California Lottery prize amounts →
Mega Millions sales by state
Mega Millions ticket sales as each state lottery reports them in its own annual report, newest published fiscal year per state (FY2025, FY2025-26). Per-resident divides by the whole state population from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Only the 7 states whose reports we have verified are listed; this is not a national total.
| State | Fiscal year | Mega Millions sales | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | FY2025 | $343.0M | $15.30 |
| Texas | FY2025 | $290.1M | $9.61 |
| Georgia | FY2025 | $157.9M | $14.43 |
| Ohio | FY2025 | $140.1M | $11.87 |
| Michigan | FY2025 | $133.3M | $13.23 |
| Pennsylvania | FY2025-26 | $123.7M | $9.50 |
| Arkansas | FY2025 | $21.6M | $7.10 |
| These 7 states | - | $1.21B | - |
- Florida: Florida prints Mega Millions with its Megaplier add-on as one line.
- Texas: Base game only; Texas prints Megaplier and Just the Jackpot on their own lines.
- Ohio: Ohio prints Mega Millions with its Megaplier add-on as one line.
- Michigan: Base game only; Michigan prints Megaplier on its own line.
- Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania prints Mega Millions with its Megaplier add-on as one line.
Where to Play
Mega Millions is available in 49 jurisdictions across the US:
Note: Utah, Nevada, Hawaii, and Alaska do not participate in Mega Millions. Megaplier is included in the $5 ticket price in all jurisdictions.