Mega Millions odds.
Your chance at each prize.
1 in 290,472,336Chance of the jackpot on one ticket
1 in 23Chance of winning anything at all
There are 290,472,336 possible Mega Millions tickets. One wins the jackpot.
Odds of every prize
| Match | Odds | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 5 plus Mega Ball | 1 in 290,472,336 | Jackpot |
| 5 | 1 in 12,629,232 | $1,000,000 |
| 4 plus Mega Ball | 1 in 893,761 | $10,000 |
| 4 | 1 in 38,859 | $500 |
| 3 plus Mega Ball | 1 in 13,965 | $200 |
| 3 | 1 in 607 | $10 |
| 2 plus Mega Ball | 1 in 665 | $10 |
| 1 plus Mega Ball | 1 in 86 | $7 |
| 0 plus Mega Ball | 1 in 35 | $5 |
One ticket every drawing, and you would expect the jackpot about once every 2,793,003 years.
Every ticket has the same chance. Numbers drawn last week are exactly as likely as any others, so hot and cold number picks are selling a pattern that is not there.
Official source: Mega Millions. Your ticket is the only thing you can claim with.