Mega Millions lottery FAQ
The Mega Millions is a US lottery game currently offered in 44 states. Below you can see general information on when the draws are made, how to play megamillions and all the data you need to know.
The Mega Millions is a US lottery game currently offered in 44 states. Below you can see general information on when the draws are made, how to play megamillions and all the data you need to know.
Country | Schedule | Guess Range |
---|---|---|
Country USA |
Schedule
Wednesday 4:00 AM UTC Lottery Local Time: Tuesday 11:00 PM EST Saturday 4:00 AM UTC Lottery Local Time: Friday 11:00 PM EST | Guess Range 5/70 + 1/25 |
Latest Result (Dec 13, 2019):
Latest Result (Dec 13, 2019)
17 21 29 39 56 22 |
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Playing Mega Millions is very easy, when you are in the Megamillions play page you will see a row composed of 5 columns. For each of them you must choose 5 numbers of the first table with the boxes numbered from 1 to 70, and another additional number called Mega Ball in the second box with numbers between 1 and 25.
The desired combination can be selected manually by clicking on the numbers you want, or to do it in a random way and letting the system itself choose the 5 + 1 numbers to play with the quick play feature.
You can play as many tickets as you want adding extra lines. The more bets you place, the more chances to win you have.
The Mega Millions lottery draw is held twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday at 23:00 ET time. (Wednesday and Saturday at 4:00 am CET Time)
There is no strategy that can guarantee you to win the mega millions lottery. However there some small tricks that you can follow in order to avoid typical mistakes:
One of the most used strategy, and most effective, is to check the numbers that have been selected more often, as they may have more chances to be selected again.
The most frequently selected numbers in Mega Millions lottery are 29, 4, 48, and 36. And the most frequent MegaBall chosen is 35, 9, 36, and 7. Try to include them in your next ticket.
In the following table you can see the the probability that you have of winning a prize in each of the categories. You can combine this information with latest mega millions results.
Tier | Match X +
X |
Prize | Chance to win |
---|---|---|---|
Prize #1I | Match X +
X :
5
+ 1 |
Prize : Jackpot | Chance to win : 1 in 302,575,350 |
Prize #2II | Match X +
X :
5
+ 0 |
Prize : $1,000,000 | Chance to win : 1 in 12,607,306 |
Prize #3III | Match X +
X :
4
+ 1 |
Prize : $10,000 | Chance to win : 1 in 931,001 |
Prize #4IV | Match X +
X :
4
+ 0 |
Prize : $500 | Chance to win : 1 in 38,792 |
Prize #5V | Match X +
X :
3
+ 1 |
Prize : $200 | Chance to win : 1 in 14,547 |
Prize #6VI | Match X +
X :
3
+ 0 |
Prize : $10 | Chance to win : 1 in 606 |
Prize #7VII | Match X +
X :
2
+ 1 |
Prize : $10 | Chance to win : 1 in 693 |
Prize #8VIII | Match X +
X :
1
+ 1 |
Prize : $4 | Chance to win : 1 in 89 |
Prize #9IX | Match X +
X :
0
+ 1 |
Prize : $2 | Chance to win : 1 in 37 |
Overall chances of winning any prize: | 1 in 24.12 |