MUSL MEMO
LAST UPDATED: January 10, 2016
GENERAL MEDIA INFORMATION
The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is a government-benefit, non-profit association entirely owned and
operated by the member lotteries of the games administered by MUSL.
Seven lottery games are currently offered through MUSL by its member lotteries: Powerball®, which is sold by
47 lotteries; Mega Millions®, which is sold by 46 lotteries; Hot Lotto®, which is sold by 15 lotteries; Wild
Card, which is sold by four lotteries; 2by2®, which is sold in three member jurisdictions; a multi-state version
of All or Nothing™, which is sold in two member jurisdictions; and MegaHits®, the only multi-jurisdictional
wide-area progressive video lottery game, which is offered in five jurisdictions.
Much of the information in this document is specific to Powerball and Mega Millions, which are both wellknown lottery games with jackpot prizes that have climbed into the hundreds of millions of dollars. But while
Powerball’s drawings are on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Mega Millions drawings are on Tuesdays and Fridays.
TOP 25 POWERBALL RECORD JACKPOTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
$590.5 Million
$587.5 Million
$564.1 Million
$448.4 Million
May 18, 2013
Nov. 28, 2012
Feb. 11, 2015
Aug. 7, 2013
5.
6.
7.
8.
$425.3 Million
$399.4 Million
$365.0 Million
$340.0 Million
Feb. 19, 2014
Sept. 18, 2013
Feb. 18, 2006
Oct. 19, 2005
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
$338.3 Million
$337.0 Million
$336.4 Million
$314.9 Million
$314.3 Million
$310.5 Million
$295.7 Million
$295.0 Million
March 23, 2013
Aug. 15, 2012
Feb. 11, 2012
Dec. 25, 2002
Aug. 25, 2007
Sept. 30, 2015
July 29, 1998
Aug. 25, 2001
17.
18.
19.
$276.3 Million
$261.6 Million
$261.3 Million
March 15, 2008
June 2, 2010
July 9, 2003
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
$259.9 Million
$259.8 Million
$258.5 Million
$254.2 Million
$254.0 Million
Aug. 19, 2009
June 11, 2014
April 21, 2010
Nov. 2, 2011
Jan. 24, 2007
Gloria C. Mackenzie; Zephyrhills, FL
Matthew Good; Phoenix, AZ; Cindy/Mark Hill; Dearborn, MO
NC; PR; TX
Paul White, Ham Lake, MN; Ocean’s 16, Little Egg Harbor,
NJ; Mario Scamici, South Brunswick, NJ
B. Raymond Buxton; Northern California
Anonymous; South Carolina
ConAgra Foods Co-Workers; Lincoln, NE
Steve & Carolyn West; Rancho Cucamonga, CA (OR); Bob &
Francis Cheney; Jacksonville, OR
Pedro Quezada; Passaic, NJ
Donald Lawson; Lapeer, MI
Rainbow Sherbert Trust; Newport, RI
Jack Whittaker; Scott Depot, WV
Coterel & Hiles Family; Riverside & Dayton, OH (IN)
Julie Leach, Three Rivers, MI
The Lucky 13; Columbus, OH
Sheryl Hanuman; Minneapolis, MN; Michael & Kathleen
Kearney; Hockessin, DE; David Edwards; Ashland, KY; R.
Erwin Wales; Bar Mills, ME
Monogalia County Tax Office 8; Granville, WV
2010 Blind Trust; Sunbury, OH
Scott and Marian Calligan; Cranberry, PA; William & Claudia
Walkenbach; Hermann, MO
Solomon Jackson Jr.; Columbia, SC
Roy Cockrum; Knoxville, TN
Chris Shaw; Marshall, MO
Putnam Ave. Family Trust; Greenwich, CT
James Wilson; St. Louis, MO
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25.
$241.0 Million
June 13, 2012
The Shipping 20; Cedar Rapids, IA
TOP 25 MEGA MILLIONS RECORD JACKPOTS
1. KS, IL, MD
2. CA,GA
3. FL, MD
4. GA, NJ
5. ID, WA
6. CA, NY
7. MD, NJ, TX, VA
8. NY
9. NY
10. CA
11. MA
12. GA
13. OH
14. CA
15. OH
IL
16. IL
17. NJ
18. VA
19. CA, OH, VA
20. NJ
21. MI
NY
22. OH
23. VA
24. OH
25. NJ, VA
26. OH
$656.0 Million
$648.0 Million
$414.0 Million
$390.0 Million
$380.0 Million
$336.0 Million
$330.0 Million
$326.0 Million
$319.0 Million
$315.0 Million
$294.0 Million
$275.0 Million
$270.0 Million
$266.0 Million
$265.0 Million
$265.0 Million
$260.0 Million
$258.0 Million
$239.0 Million
$227.0 Million
$216.0 Million
$208.0 Million
$208.0 Million
$207.0 Million
$200.0 Million
$200.0 Million
$198.0 Million
$196.0 Million
(3 tickets)
(2 tickets)
(2 tickets)
(2 tickets)
(2 tickets)
(2 tickets)
(4 tickets)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(3 tickets)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(2 tickets)
(1 ticket)
March 30, 2012
Dec. 17, 2013
March 18, 2014
March 6, 2007
Jan. 4, 2011
Aug. 28, 2009
Aug. 31, 2007
Nov. 4, 2014
March 25. 2011
Nov. 15, 2005
July 2, 2004
Feb. 22, 2008
Feb. 28, 2006
May 4, 2010
April 18, 2006
Jan. 16, 2015
Jun. 2, 2015
Sept. 16, 2005
Feb. 20, 2004
May 1, 2009
March 3, 2009
April 22, 2005
Dec. 27, 2011
Dec. 12, 2008
Oct. 16, 2009
Nov. 13, 2015
May 17, 2013
May 16, 2008
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
TOP 25 NORTH AMERICAN RECORD LOTTERY JACKPOTS
1. KS, IL, MD
2. CA, GA
3. FL
4. AZ, MO
5. NC; PR; TX
6. MN, NJ, NJ
7. CA
8. FL, MD
9. SC
10. GA, NJ
11. ID, WA
12. NE
13. IL, MI
$656.0 Million
$648.0 Million
$590.5 Million
$587.5 Million
$564.1 Million
$448.4 Million
$425.3 Million
$414.0 Million
$399.4 Million
$390.0 Million
$380.0 Million
$365.0 Million
$363.0 Million
(3 tickets)
(2 tickets)
(1 ticket)
(2 tickets)
(3 tickets)
(3 tickets)
(1 ticket)
(2 tickets)
(1 ticket)
(2 tickets)
(2 tickets)
(1 ticket)
(2 tickets)
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March 30, 2012
Dec. 17, 2013
May 18, 2013
Nov. 28, 2012
Feb. 11, 2015
Aug. 7, 2013
Feb. 19, 2014
March 18, 2014
Sept. 18, 2013
March 6, 2007
Jan. 4, 2011
Feb. 18, 2006
May 9, 2000
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Mega Millions
Powerball
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Powerball
The Big Game®
14. OR
$340.0 Million
15. NJ
$338.3 Million
16. MI
$337.0 Million
17. RI
$336.4 Million
18. CA, NY
$336.0 Million
19. GA, IL, NJ
$331.0 Million
20. MD,NJ,TX,VA $330.0 Million
21. NY
$326.0 Million
22. NY
$319.0 Million
23. CA
$315.0 Million
24. WV
$314.9 Million
25. IN
$314.3 Million
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(2 tickets)
(3 tickets)
(4 tickets)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
Oct. 19, 2005
March 23, 2013
Aug. 15, 2012
Feb. 11, 2012
Aug. 28, 2009
April 16, 2002
Aug. 31, 2007
Nov. 4, 2014
March 25. 2011
Nov. 15, 2005
Dec. 25, 2002
Aug. 25, 2007
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Mega Millions
The Big Game
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
Powerball
Powerball
TOP 10 NORTH AMERICAN RECORD LOTTERY JACKPOTS FOR SINGLE TICKETS
1. FL
2. CA
3. SC
4. NE
5. OR
6. NJ
7. MI
8. RI
9. NY
10. NY
$590.5 Million
$425.3 Million
$399.4 Million
$365.0 Million
$340.0 Million
$338.3 Million
$337.0 Million
$336.4 Million
$326.0 Million
$319.0 Million
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
(1 ticket)
May 18, 2013
Feb. 19, 2014
Sept. 18, 2013
Feb. 18, 2006
Oct. 19, 2005
March 23, 2013
Aug. 15, 2012
Feb. 11, 2012
Nov. 4, 2014
March 25. 2011
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Powerball
Mega Millions
Mega Millions
POWERBALL AND MEGA MILLIONS SPECIFICS
Powerball began sales on April 19, 1992, while Mega Millions sales began on May 15, 2002. Both games have
been redesigned through the years to continue to generate larger average jackpots while still offering players
several other ways to win.
Today, Powerball plays costs $2 each. The game’s jackpot starts at $40 million and grows until it’s won. Players
choose their first five numbers from a pool of 69 and another number – called the Powerball – from a separate
pool of 26. The Power Play® option, which multiplies any prize you win except the jackpot, is available for an
extra $1 per play. The game’s drawings are at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and are
broadcast live from Tallahassee, FL.
Mega Millions plays cost $1 each. The game’s jackpot starts at $15 million and grows until it’s won. Players
choose their first five numbers from a pool of 75 and another number – called the Mega Ball – from a separate
pool of 15. The Megaplier® option, which multiplies any prize you win except the jackpot, is available for an
extra $1 per play. The game’s drawings are at 11 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays and Fridays, and are broadcast
live from Atlanta, GA.
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POWERBALL SALES SPECIFICS
There are 47 lotteries currently selling the Powerball game to a population of 308,889,855 (308.9 million), with
tickets being sold through more than 210,000 lottery terminals. The game’s drawing show is uplinked live to
more than 125 television stations across the country.
The Powerball game was designed following research to meet the wishes of the players. Players in all
jurisdictions said virtually the same thing: “Give me a chance at a big jackpot, but I also want to win a
significant smaller prize while I’m waiting to win the big one.” The definition of a “significant smaller prize”
likely varies by player, but the Powerball game offers enough cash prize levels ($4 to $2 million) to meet
everyone’s wishes. The game has seen continued growth, especially at the starting jackpot levels. It is clear that
the large jackpots attract players’ attention but the large number of winning experiences is what keeps players
coming back to the game.
ANNUAL POWERBALL SALES
FY88
FY89
FY90
FY91
FY92
FY93
FY94
FY95
FY96
FY97
FY98
FY99
FY00
FY01
FY02
FY03
$32,306,485
$125,169,063
$344,283,496
$404,294,476
$415,191,361
$603,236,816
$829,448,179
$1,065,204,410
$1,209,293,425
$895,529,550
$1,094,289,793
$1,485,126,504
$1,035,085,483
$1,053,362,893
$1,459,073,478
$1,861,762,243
FY04
FY05
FY06
$2,266,182,511
$1,973,998,513
$2,821,073,017
FY07
FY08
FY09
$2,503,651,244
$2,565,247,077
$2,564,953,418
FY10
FY 11
$3,273,297,697
$3,099,633,888
FY 12
FY 13
FY 14
FY 15
FY 16
$3,956,938,317
$5,953,924,235
$4,817,439,650
$3,987,098,580
$3,313,441,586
(6 months of 7/40 sales)
(Matrix change 02/08/89; 6/54)
(WI, MT & ID join)
(ME, MN, IN, SD, KY & DE join)
(Powerball starts 04/22/92; 5/45 + 1/45)
(AZ joins)
(NE & LA join)
(CT, GA & NH join)
(NM joins, GA departed first quarter)
(Matrix change 11/05/97; 5/49 + 1/42)
(Includes $21,906,589 in Power Play (PP) sales)
(CO & PA join; Includes PP sales of $75,163,343)
(SC & USVI join; Includes PP sales of $173,987,038)
Matrix change 10/09/02; 5/53 + 1/42
(VT, ND, & TN join; Includes PP sales of $218,380,776)
(ME joins; Includes PP sales of $217,254,907)
(OK & NC join; Includes PP sales of $344,924,204)
Matrix change 08/31/05; 5/55 + 1/42
(Includes PP sales of $388,548,876)
(Includes PP sales of $391,975,241)
(FL joins; Includes PP sales of $415,170,204)
Matrix change 01/07/09; 5/59 + 1/39
(AR, Mega Millions lotteries join; Includes PP sales of $511,615,297)
(Includes PP sales of $464,376,992)
Matrix change 01/18/12; 5/59 + 1/35
(Includes PP sales of $410,126,420)
(Includes PP sales of $393,668,959)
(Includes PP sales of $327,044,288)
(Includes PP sales of $310,624,344)
(Includes PP sales of $235,881,836; through 01/09/16)
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Total sales in Lotto America and Powerball with Power Play are $57,009,537,388 ($57.0 billion). Total sales
in Powerball with Power Play are $55,759,149,227 ($55.8 billion). [Through 01/09/16].
The average jackpot won in Powerball since its start in 1992 is $53,503,223 ($53.5 million - either annuity or
cash lump sum). Average draw sales in Powerball since its start are $20,540,590 ($20.5 million) [Through
01/09/16].
Since April 1992, there have been 342 Powerball jackpot winners who have been awarded jackpot prizes (both
annuity and lump-sum cash) totaling $16,473,830,995 ($16.5 billion). In addition, the Powerball game has paid
out $11,788,664,444 ($11.8 billion) in its non-jackpot cash prizes. The game has had 14,371 winners of its
$100,000/$200,000/$1 million/$2 million secondary prize and a total of 1,274,843,243 (1.3 billion) winners at
all prize levels. [Through 01/09/16].
FURTHER POWERBALL BACKGROUND
The original Powerball game began sales on April 19, 1992. The first Powerball drawing was on April 22, 1992.
After more than five years as America’s premier jackpot game, Powerball was updated beginning with the
drawing on Nov. 5, 1997. In order to generate larger average jackpots, the game changed from a design featuring
5-of-45 white balls plus 1-of-45 for the red ball to a 5/49 + 1/42 format. Low-tier prize levels were increased,
the guaranteed starting jackpot was raised to $10 million, and players were offered the option of taking the
jackpot as a lump-sum cash payment.
In March 2001, a major product enhancement was designed for the Powerball product. This Power Play feature
allowed a player to multiply their winnings of all prizes except the jackpot by 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, a number that was
randomly selected utilizing a Power Play wheel just before the Powerball drawing. The Power Play wheel had
12 slots (2-1’s; 2-2’s; 2-3’s; 2-4’s; 4-5’s).
As the population base playing Powerball continued to increase with Pennsylvania joining the association in
June 2002 (12,281,054 pop.); South Carolina in October 2002 (4,012,012 pop.); and the U.S. Virgin Islands
lottery in November 2002 (108,612 pop.), the game’s matrix was again changed on Oct. 6, 2002, to add four
additional balls to the white ball set. No additional balls were added to the red balls with the resulting matrix
becoming 5/53 + 1/42. The Power Play wheel was also changed. It was modified to guarantee that players who
won any of the set prizes would multiply their winnings by at least two. It now had 15 slots (3-2’s; 3-3’s; 3-4’s;
6-5’s).
The continued success of the Powerball brand prompted four more states to join the game: Vermont (July 2003),
North Dakota (March 2004), Tennessee (April 2004) and Maine (July 2004). With 29 members and a total
population of 91,921,242, the matrix was again changed to ensure game performance starting with the drawing
of Aug. 31, 2005. Additional enhancements to the game included: minimum jackpots starting at $15 million; the
secondary prize raised to $200,000; and the third prize increased to $10,000. While no additional balls were
added to the red Powerball set, two additional numbers were added to the white balls resulting in a matrix of
5/55 + 1/42. The Power Play wheel was also changed. It now had four slots for each of the numbers two
through five for a total of 16 slots.
Two new states joined Powerball in 2006: Oklahoma (January 2006) and North Carolina (May 2006). Florida
became the 32nd lottery to sell the game when it began offering Powerball in January 2009. These three states’
combined population of more than 31 million brought the Powerball total player base to 125,626,153 and
prompted changes to the game again. When Florida began sales, Powerball’s matrix was changed to 5/59 +
1/39, ensuring the game’s continued success. While four white balls were added, three red balls were removed
with a net effect of only one additional ball. Other key improvements included increasing the starting jackpot
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from $15 million to $20 million; increasing the jackpot pool percentage from 30.3 percent to 32.5 percent, a
move designed to make jackpots grow faster and larger; the match 5+0 prize with the Power Play option
guaranteed a 5X multiplier, pushing the second prize to $1 million cash; and the overall odds of the game were
slightly reduced to add more than 3 million extra prizes to those won each year.
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery began Powerball sales in October 2009.
Prior to 2010, Powerball and Mega Millions were sold by separate groups of U.S. lotteries. But an agreement
was reached between MUSL and the Mega Millions group in October 2009 to allow lotteries to sell both games
beginning as early as Jan. 31, 2010.
On Jan. 14, 2012, another major enhancement was made to the Powerball game. The starting jackpot was raised
to $40 million with minimum jumps of $10 million per draw. The game’s matrix was changed to 5/59 + 1/35.
The Match 5 prize was also changed to $1 million and the Match 0 + PB prize was changed from $3 to $4. The
price point of the game also changed from $1 to $2. The Power Play multiplier feature was discontinued and the
prize levels for those purchasing the Power Play option were changed to set prize amounts. Power Play prize
levels ranged from $2 million for Match 5+0 with the Power Play to $12 for Match 0 + PB with the Power Play.
On Jan. 22, 2014, the Power Play multiplier feature was changed back to its classic format. A multiplier number
is now again selected in Powerball drawings. Players who purchase the Power Play option can increase their
prize (except the jackpot and the Match 5 prize) by 2, 3, 4 or 5 times. The prize for matching the first five
numbers but missing the Powerball (called the Match 5 prize) multiplies from $1 million to $2 million if the
Power Play option is purchased. The Wyoming Lottery began selling Powerball when it debuted in August 2014,
and the Puerto Rico Lottery began selling Powerball in September 2014.
The Powerball game was again improved with several changes effective October 7, 2015. The Match 4 + PB was
increased from $10,000 to $50,000. The game’s matrix was changed to 5/69 +1/26 reducing the overall odds of
winning a prize to 1 in 24.8. The Power Play feature was also improved, adding a potential 10X multiplier
whenever the Grand Prize is less than $150,000,000.
SPECIFICS ABOUT THE MULTI-STATE LOTTERY ASSOCIATION
The Multi-State Lottery Association is based in Urbandale, Iowa, and has 13 staff members who operate at the
direction of the MUSL Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of the lottery directors for each of the
MUSL member lotteries. The current MUSL membership of 37 lotteries is: Arizona Lottery, Arkansas
Scholarship Lottery, Colorado Lottery, Connecticut Lottery Corporation, D.C. Lottery & Charitable Games
Control Board, Delaware State Lottery, Florida Lottery, Idaho Lottery, Indiana (Hoosier) Lottery, Iowa Lottery
Authority, Kansas Lottery, Kentucky Lottery Corporation, Louisiana Lottery Corporation, Maine State Lottery,
Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, Minnesota State Lottery, Missouri Lottery, Montana Lottery,
Nebraska Lottery, New Hampshire Lottery Commission, New Mexico Lottery Authority, North Carolina
Education Lottery, North Dakota Lottery, Oklahoma Lottery Commission, Oregon Lottery, Pennsylvania
Lottery, Puerto Rico Lottery, Rhode Island Lottery, South Carolina Education Lottery, South Dakota Lottery,
Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, Texas Lottery, Virgin Islands Lottery, Vermont Lottery, West
Virginia Lottery, Wisconsin Lottery and the Wyoming Lottery.
Through an October 2009 agreement, the Mega Millions jurisdictions could begin selling the Powerball game,
and MUSL jurisdictions could begin selling the Mega Millions game as early as Jan. 31, 2010. Georgia, Illinois,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia and Washington agreed to begin
selling Powerball as of Jan. 31, 2010. Ohio began selling Powerball on April 16, 2010. California began selling
Powerball on April 8, 2013. The 23 MUSL lotteries that began selling Mega Millions as of Jan. 31, 2010 were:
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Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, Connecticut Lottery Corporation, D.C. Lottery & Charitable Games Control
Board, Delaware State Lottery, Idaho Lottery, Indiana (Hoosier) Lottery, Iowa Lottery Authority, Kansas
Lottery, Kentucky Lottery Corporation, Minnesota State Lottery, Missouri Lottery, New Hampshire Lottery
Commission, New Mexico Lottery Authority, North Carolina Education Lottery, North Dakota Lottery,
Oklahoma Lottery Commission, Pennsylvania Lottery, Rhode Island Lottery, South Carolina Education Lottery,
Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, Vermont Lottery, West Virginia Lottery and the Wisconsin Lottery.
Montana began selling Mega Millions on March 1, 2010; Nebraska on March 20, 2010; Oregon on March 28,
2010; Arizona on April 18, 2010; Maine on May 9, 2010; Colorado and South Dakota on May 16, 2010; the
Virgin Islands on October 4, 2010; the Louisiana Lottery Corporation on November 16, 2011; and the Florida
Lottery on May 15, 2013. Wyoming began selling tickets on August 24, 2014.
All profits from the games are kept by the state that sells the ticket. MUSL members share the costs of operating
the association based primarily on their percentage of total sales in the games. Among other services to its
members, MUSL conducts drawings, performs central game administration (including game development and
research) and manages central accounting and the purchase of government securities to fund annuitized prizes.
MUSL’s history dates back to Sept. 16, 1987. That day, the lottery directors of the District of Columbia, Iowa,
Kansas, Oregon, Rhode Island and West Virginia voted to form the Multi-State Lottery Association. The
Missouri Lottery joined the association later that month. Those seven members offered a joint lotto game called
Lotto*America 7/40® which began sales on Feb. 3, 1988, with its first drawing on Feb. 13, 1988. That game had
a weekly drawing on Saturday nights. MUSL’s second game was Lotto*America 6/54® with sales that started on
Feb. 5, 1989. The first drawing was Feb. 8, 1989. Lotto*America was replaced in 1992 by the now worldfamous Powerball.
POWERBALL AND MEGA MILLIONS ODDS
Here are the odds and prize levels in Powerball with its current game matrix of 5/69 + 1/26:
All prizes below, other than the Grand Prize, are set cash prize amounts, except in California where prize payout amounts are parimutuel and determined by sales and the number of winners; prize amounts below may also become pari-mutuel in all jurisdictions in
rare circumstances.
Match
Prize
+
+
+
+
+
Odds
Grand
Prize
$1,000,000
1 in 292,201,338.00
1 in 11,688,053.52
$50,000
1 in 913,129.18
$100
1 in 36,525.17
$100
1 in 14,494.11
$7
1 in 579.76
$7
1 in 701.33
$4
1 in 91.98
$4
1 in 38.32
The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.87.
The odds presented here are based on a $2 play (rounded to two decimal places).
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Power Play
Odds When the 10x multiplier is available
Power Play
Prize Times Power Play
10X
5X
4X
3X
2X
Odds
Prize Won Times 10
Prize Won Times 5
Prize Won Times 4
Prize Won Times 3
Prize Won Times 2
1 in 43
1 in 21.5
1 in 14.33
1 in 3.31
1 in 1.79
Odds When the 10x multiplier is not available
Power Play
Prize Times Power Play
5X
4X
3X
2X
Odds
Prize Won Times 5
Prize Won Times 4
Prize Won Times 3
Prize Won Times 2
1 in 21
1 in 14
1 in 3.23
1 in 1.75
Prizes
Original
Prize
Match
+
+
+
+
+
2X
3X
4X
5X
10X
Grand
Grand
Grand
Grand
Grand
Grand
Prize
Prize
Prize
Prize
Prize
Prize
$1,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$500,000
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$1000
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$1000
$7
$14
$21
$28
$35
$70
$7
$14
$21
$28
$35
$70
$4
$8
$12
$16
$20
$40
$4
$8
$12
$16
$20
$40
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Here are the odds and prize levels in Mega Millions with its current game matrix of 1/75 + 1/15:
*In California all prizes are pari-mutuel, meaning payouts are based on sales and the number of winners. All other Mega Millions
states set the 2nd through 9th prizes at pre-determined amounts.
Megaplier Odds
Most states offer a Megaplier feature. To find out if your state participates, visit the lottery website in the state where you play. The
odds of each of the Megaplier numbers being drawn are listed in the Megaplier Prize Chart:
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