Mega Millions is an American lottery game offered in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The winning combination is made up by extracting 5 different balls from a drum containing numbers from 1 to 75 1 to 70, and one additional ball (megaball) from another drum, from 1 to 15 1 to 25. There are 9 prize tiers with fixed prizes, except for the jackpot (5+1), which starts at $15M $40M and grow by a minimum of $5M per draw each time the jackpot rolls. Prizes and their pre-determined amounts are the following:
0+1 ...... $1 $2
1+1 ...... $2 $4
2+1 ...... $5 $10
3+0 ...... $5 $10
3+1 ...... $50 $200
4+0 ...... $500
4+1 ...... $5000 $10.000
5+0 ...... $1.000.000
5+1 ...... JACKPOT. Minimum: $15M $40M - Maximum: unlimited
The drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 23:00 (local time in Atlanta) at the studios of ABC affiliate WSB-TV.
The winning odds for matching 5+0 is 1 in 18.492.204 12.607.306
The winning odds for hitting the jackpot (5+1) is 1 in 258.890.850 302.575.350
Mega Millions ticket costs $1 $2.
